‘Kill ratio of 75% against fighters’: How IGLA missile was a game-changer against Pak aerial threats

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Akhnoor (J&K), May 20, 2025 (ANI): The IGLA missile was a game-changer against Pakistani fighter jets and kamikaze drones. Its major strength lies in its mobility—being shoulder-fired, it can be launched from virtually any location, providing flexibility and speed in dynamic combat situations.An officer of the Indian Army said, “This is a shoulder-fired missile that works on passive IR seeking... This weapon system received its early warning through the Akashteer Command System. Its firers caught an IR signature of aerial threats and destroyed it way beyond our LOC... It success rate is high, with a kill ratio of 75% against fighters...”

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00:00This is a shoulder-fired missile, which works in passive IR seeking,

00:04or in any area objective, which can identify its heat signature and identify it.

00:13So now, as far as Pakistan has tried to try, many drones, UAVs,

00:19which way it has been deployed?

00:22This weapon system has been deployed in the early morning,

00:26from the Akash Seer Command Post.

00:28And the virus, which type of aerial threat,

00:32like the Loitering Munition, which has its own signature,

00:35took the IR signature and destroyed it.

00:40So many Loitering Munition have been deployed?

00:44Yes, the weapon system deployed to the VAVP's protection.

00:48It didn't come to any Loitering Munition and destroyed it all.

00:54So, is there a lot of success rate?

00:56Yes, it is a lot of success rate.

00:58Heptors and fighters, you can say,

01:01that it's more than 75% of its kill ratio.

01:04So, it's a very successful and potent weapon.

01:07And now, the Loitering Munition,

01:09what kind of Loitering Munition are you working on?

01:11Whatever Loitering Munition is used to acquire any target,

01:14so, it's more than 2.5km range,

01:16and they survey it and lock on it.

01:19And this range is enough for this system,

01:21so that the Loitering Munition will lock on it,

01:24and fire it and destroy it.

01:26So, we'll turn into the Loitering Munition of other followed by

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