Few terms related to defense mentioned in today's THE HINDU | UPSC SUPER SIMPLIFIED

Few terms related to defense mentioned in today's THE HINDU

1) Project Akashteer: This is the Automated Air Defence Control & Reporting System. Akashteer will enable monitoring of low level airspace over the battle areas of Indian Army and effectively control the Ground Based Air Defence Weapon Systems.

2) Sarang systems: Sarang is an advanced Electronic Support Measure system for helicopters of the Indian Navy, designed and developed indigenously by under programme Samudrika.

3) MANPADS: Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are portable surface-to-air missiles. They are guided weapons and are a threat to low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters.