Lieutenant General D’Cunha is the Director General of Army Air Defence (AAD). He assumed command as the Chief of Army Air Defence in 2023. An alumnus of the Indian Military Academy, he was commissioned into the Corps of Army Air Defence in December 1988.
In this edition of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, he talks about how India’s air defence system foiled a bid by Pakistan to target the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
He discusses how India’s indigenous 'Aksahteer', intercepted and neutralised projectiles from Pakistan and showcased India’s dominance in real-time, automated air defence warfare.
Air Marshal Kapoor praises the efficiency of guns as an aerial shield against Pakistani drone attacks, highlighting their role as an undisputed form of air defence and their success in destroying Pakistan’s drones.
*Timestamps*
00:00 – Introduction
00:47 – Pakistan's Attempt to Target Golden Temple
05:37 – India’s Air Defence System
13:02 – India's Akashteer System
20:26 – Drone Strikes by Pakistan on India
28:15 – Role of Guns in Air Defence
32:48 – Evolution of Drone Warfare
37:35 – Rahul-Jaishankar Row
43:53 – Pakistan Using Civil Air Traffic as a Shield
49:15 – Red Team Concept
52:16 – Warning to Pakistan’s Military Leadership
56:27 – Strategy of the Indian Army
