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The Pinaka rockets of India come at cost of $56,000 which is very less compared to the U.S. GMLRS missile at $148,000.
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While India conducted Operation Sindoor on Pakistan, the world saw what the Indian Armed Forces where capable of. While Pakistan tried to attack India with its long-range missiles, India's indigenous Akash Defence Missile saved India on multiple occasions. However, this article is not only about the indigenous 'Made in India' weapons that saved India but also a direct analysis about their costs compared to their US rivals.
Media reports have quoted experts like John Spencer and Vincent Viola writing in Small Wars Journal saying that India's 2014 Make in India initiative has now borne fruit, and due to its massive success, India is today able to manufacture the weapons at a much lesser cost.
India's weapons vs US weapons
For an example, the Pinaka rockets of India come at cost of $56,000 which is very less compared to the U.S. GMLRS missile at $148,000. Likewise, India's Akashteer missile defense system is also far cheaper than America's NASAMS, significantly improving its indigenous defense production.
As a result of the Indian defence success, American defence industry like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technology and General Dynamics are facing massive trouble.
BSF shares details on Operation Sindoor
The Border Security Force recently said that it targeted 76 Pakistani border outposts and 42 forward defence locations (FDLs) and destroyed three terrorist launch pads in strong retaliation to unprovoked firing and shelling by Pakistani Rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu frontier during Operation Sindoor, as per a report by PTI news agency.
The BSF action came after Pakistan launched heavy firing and shelling on 60 Indian posts and 49 forward positions, reportedly providing cover for an attempted infiltration by 40–50 terrorists, officials said.
'Pakistan fired on our 60 border outposts and 49 forward defence locations. In response, we opened fire on 76 of their posts and 42 FDLs,' BSF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Chiterpaul Singh told reporters here.
Singh said a key terror launch pad run by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) near the Sunderbani sector was destroyed. 'There is no movement seen from that area now,' he said.
(With inputs from agencies)
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