These gun systems are part of Mission Sudarshan Chakra.

New Delhi: India is set to strengthen the security of sensitive areas and religious sites along the Pakistan border. For this, the Indian Army has issued a tender to the state-owned company Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) to purchase six new AK-630 air defence gun systems.

Need felt during Operation Sindoor

According to Army officials, the need for these gun systems was felt during Operation Sindoor, when the Pakistani Army targeted populated areas and religious sites in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Their deployment will provide better protection against airborne threats in these areas.

These gun systems are part of ‘Mission Sudarshan Chakra,’ which PM Narendra Modi announced in his speech from the Red Fort

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