New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Parliament Tuesday during a special debate on Op Sindoor.
The prime minister called the attempted assault “a massive but failed provocation” and praised Indian forces for what he described as an unprecedented air defence operation.
“On May 9, Pakistan launched 1,000 missiles and drones on India. But all of them were destroyed in the air,” Modi told the Lok Sabha. “Our air defences crushed their drones. They destroyed and scattered them mid air. Had any of them struck our cities, the destruction would have been unimaginable.”
The drone attack, according to Indian intelligence assessments, was part of a broader strategy by Pakistan to overwhelm Indian airspace, using small, fast-moving unmanned aerial systems and low-altitude cruise missiles.
Modi praised the indigenous defence manufacturing sector, saying that Indian-made drones and missile systems were central to both Operation Sindoor and the successful repelling of Pakistani aerial threats. “Today’s India is filled with confidence,” Modi said. “Make in India weapons which included our own drones, missiles, and radar systems were at the core of our response.”
He said india’s response to the drone attacks should make everyone proud.
“Pakistan made false claims of having destroyed Adampur base. The next day, I went there and proved them wrong,” he added.
On 13 May, the PM visited Adampur Air Force Base in Punjab in response to Pakistan’s claims of having targeted the base and “destroyed” the S-400 air defence system during the post-Operation Sindoor conflict.
Among the photos PM Modi shared from the visit was an image of him saluting, with the S-400 system air defence system visible in the background.
(Edited by Viny Mishra)
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