Remember the First Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, where Saddam Hussein threatened its neighbours who were allied with the US-led coalition forces, with Scud missiles. Iraq launched Scud missiles against military targets in Saudi Arabia and against Israel. In response to the threat of Scuds, the United States sent Patriot missiles to Israel for the protection of civilians. Netherlands also deployed Patriot missiles in Turkey and Israel to counter the Scud threat. The images of Patriot missiles were all over the TV screens to assure Iraq’s neighbours. If things go as per plan, Indians will soon have a similar assurance, courtesy the DRDO.

Big guns: DRDO has developed its own Ballistic Missile Defence system, which is comparable with the US Patriot 3 system that was employed during the Gulf War