India, May 13 -- The Indian military 's resilient, multi-tiered air defence (AD) network --- a mix of legacy and modernity, and of indigenous and imported weapons --- thwarted multiple waves of Pakistani attacks on scores of locations from May 7-10, and minimised damage to military infrastructure and civilian areas, top officials said on Monday at a special briefing on Operation Sindoor.

India's military bases and systems are fully operational, and ready to undertake any mission, the officials said.

"Putting together and operationalisation of this potent AD environment has been possible over the last decade due to unwavering budgetary and policy support provided by government in acquiring state-of-the art equipment and weapon systems," ...