Fighter jets, missiles in IAF's security plan

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has worked out an elaborate plan to guard Delhi’s skies during the G20 Summit on September 9-10, with a range of assets deployed to protect the national capital from a wide spectrum of possible threats, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday

- Rahul Singh

From fighter jets to surface-to-air missile systems and airborne surveillance platforms to anti-drone systems, the air force will be on high alert over the weekend to detect, track and neutralise any airborne threat, said one of the officials, asking not to be named.

“IAF’s air defence cover is in place to defend the Capital against a broad range of threats including drones, gliders, smaller aircraft, missiles and even fighter planes,” said a second official, who also asked not to be named. Surface-to-air missile systems have also been deployed in the National Capital Region (NCR), HT has learnt.

IAF has the capability to detect and track threats at a distance of a few kilometres to hundreds of kilometres and take the action necessary to neutralise them.