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Drdo kusha sky shield program: India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) chief announced on 8 June 2025 that the project is equal to the S-500 of Kusha Russia and ahead of S-400 in capabilities. This project can prove to be a game changer for India’s air defense. It has been designed to combat stealth jets, drones, aircraft and Mac-7 anti-ship ballistic missiles.
Project Kusha is developing DRDO and indigenous is a long distance air defense system. It is also known as the Extended Range Air Defense System (Erads) or the Presioration-Guided Long-Legend Surface-to-Air Missile (PGLRSAM). Project Kusha bridges the distance between 80 km MR-SAM and 400 km S-400. Also integrated with systems like Akash and Barak-8.
Success will be achieved in dealing with the dangers of Pakistan and China
This is an important part of the self -sufficient India initiative. Its purpose is to protect India’s airs from aerial threats by strengthening regional threats, especially Pakistan and China. After the May 2025 India-Pakistan struggle, the project was noted, where the air defense system proved important against drones and missiles and the need for indigenous abilities like Kusha was strengthened. It is estimated that by 2028-2029 time limit, this system will be operational for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy.
What is the specialty of this system?
The main strength of Project Kusha is its three-tailed interceptor missile system, designed to neutralize several air threats at different distances. The M1 Interceptor (150 km) missile will target threats such as fighter jets, drones and cruise missiles.
Its compact is equipped with a 250 mm diameter diameter diameter, dual pulse solid rocket motor and thrust vector control, which ensures high mobility and accuracy, which makes it special for strategic encounters.
The extended range M2 interceptor (250 km) missile can target advanced targets, including Airborn Early Warning and Control System (AEW & CS) and Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM). It includes a 250 mm fire vehicle of M1, which is favorable for agility and accuracy against moderate distance hazards.
The system is designed to compete with the longest distance missile, M3 interceptor (350–400 km), large aircraft and potentially short and medium-range ballistic missiles (SRBM and IRBM).
System capacity
These interceptors have an 85% impressive single-shot kilo likely, which increases by 98.5% on launching two missiles in Salvo mode at an interval of five seconds. Missiles use a hit-to-cil technique, depending on kinetic energy rather than explosive warheads, which is similar to advanced systems such as US Thaad or SM-3.
Mixing radar and infrared guidance increases their ability to track and destroy the dual-seakar technology, low-radar-signature targets, such as stealth aircraft and cruise missiles.
Advance radar system
The effectiveness of Project Kusha depends on its state-of-the-art radar system, especially the long range battle management radar (LRBMR), a S-band radar with a detection range of more than 500 km. This radar can scan up to 500–600 km in the enemy’s territory, which already warns against stealth aircraft, drones, accurate-directed war materials and ballistic missiles. Project Kusha has been designed as a multi -layer air defense system.
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