India’s Sudarshan Chakra: S 400 Saved us From Pakistan’s Attack

May 09, 2025 Khushi Kumari

On the night of May 8–9, 2025, Indian Armed Forces intercepted and neutralized over 50 drones launched by Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Borders

[{"selector":"#anim-02f09d6e-26d2-4de9-ab9d-4de7d5d3e831","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8c203b3-765e-4dd4-b336-96b90882584f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c895b570-9eed-4c09-90ad-46973b3eefc0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1483c378-6f39-4b09-b3ae-38c72de609d6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40e82bc0-2238-482e-9aa4-4226d1c4de4e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-deba62cc-d005-4298-8393-f7b66eb6cbb6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The drones targeted strategic sectors including Udhampur, Samba, Jammu, Akhnoor, Nagrota, and Pathankot, aiming at military installations and critical infrastructure

[{"selector":"#anim-c3707913-1030-46f0-b2d1-bd4f0fc0224c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f39b0b18-7ab6-4cdf-b52a-57cb9cf70ff1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de53c9be-4a88-478f-851a-3711fe3d6f4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae9e9e5d-d158-4832-ad76-fb62c1fe98a6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c6091a5-3214-4104-96a9-2c1408a2239f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-33c7a7b2-c972-40f9-82a9-572553241b9a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India deployed a combination of L-70 guns, Zu-23mm anti-aircraft guns, Schilka systems, and specialized counter-drone technologies to intercept the aerial threats

[{"selector":"#anim-f7806665-d903-4b64-8b56-8f65d27ecc3e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55a8e6b9-4715-4d6f-9de6-83b9e5dc4b96","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-377bc44c-ded8-418b-90e3-f5fc7587f063","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-17f5371c-9d71-4eb3-bb39-4e0ffd1c12dc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e46cbcb-da1b-4cb2-8ce3-d4ad57423cdb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef170b38-803c-48e9-936f-4b89ed9cf293","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The Integrated Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Grid played a pivotal role in detecting and neutralizing the swarm of drones, showcasing India's robust air defence capabilities

[{"selector":"#anim-1603c0ae-f83e-463d-ba2c-da4332ca1cae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b443b37d-de52-4cb7-807f-1c30ac8e426c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9568c6d5-f7a6-4780-9595-dc50b09a94d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3199478a-da49-4990-8c07-176309243096","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-acac1082-6f70-4eef-8cd6-fb8c18a2043f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-adeff53b-b605-4bb9-8aa7-888e98645e4f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Prior to the drone incursion, India conducted 'Operation Sindoor,' targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, eliminating over 100 militants

[{"selector":"#anim-0f716f4e-7962-4e86-af00-43f64b870bf1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f4965e0-61b1-48ad-8ecd-d9a2328b5ecb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48970966-ce3a-4328-b05e-b1c4388b00b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1f7da11a-4780-407b-b4b1-0b36ebdc6bf2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b8e02d0-0656-481d-9915-48e30130b51f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14077557-dc89-4627-bd49-fd815c6674e9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Pakistan denied initiating the drone attacks and accused India of violating its airspace, claiming to have intercepted several Indian drones and missiles

[{"selector":"#anim-55943113-b3fa-454d-a366-fa05cf07fb35","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fcc33c9b-218c-4d69-abbe-70323c9bf709","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dab78e4a-2eae-4eb0-ab27-f285619c376d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9cc3968f-b4f3-42e9-843d-b8f132d1d20a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-743a819f-3208-4d26-9789-3b8807845a20","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7796f179-7b3d-4424-b0de-918b7042aa53","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The drone attacks and subsequent artillery exchanges have escalated tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, raising concerns of a broader conflict

[{"selector":"#anim-e544e7cf-cba8-4f27-8eaa-eec2f45929a7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7401465-c894-45ed-aa4c-c1852c2a1ab1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8be46b96-5db1-40c9-a38c-aea1de62db8e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-13f92d5d-2b27-47cc-bc37-c275376847ea","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab09df65-788d-4f0e-91b1-3a5facd3b486","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5a5270cc-9daf-4568-b86a-8e69bd0c52c4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

In response to the heightened threat, India placed four states on high alert, suspended flights in affected regions, and implemented emergency protocols to protect civilians

[{"selector":"#anim-3668ac74-e32c-42ad-8950-3e5134a40237","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ca7f670-c204-403d-87f1-b5e04c6ac087","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b412843d-e39d-4fa2-a127-37a6e8f164a2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c761568d-f8ec-478a-aa70-0c08e8803707","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-103564fc-4248-471f-aa22-9d4e556dc74c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-82075d15-aeca-4430-b035-b8327c8888d8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.59342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Read More China’s Self-Driving Bus: A Glimpse into the Future of Urban Transport Qatar’s Rotating Eco-Floating Hotel: A Luxury First Cannes 2025: What Happens When Stars Break the New Dress Code? Sussan Ley: The First Woman to Lead Australia’s Liberal Party