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Project Akashteer Automated Air Defence Control and Reporting System

Ongoing

India and the UAE were reported in preliminary Akashteer export talks on 2026-06-22, while Indian Army deliveries and wider IACCS integration remained in progress.

Reuters reported on 2026-06-22 that India and the United Arab Emirates were in preliminary talks over a possible Akashteer sale, while neither government publicly confirmed a deal. Akashteer had already been used operationally during the 2025 India-Pakistan confrontation, when the government said it fused sensors and supported automated engagement of drones and missiles during Operation Sindoor. The Army and Air Force had connected Akashteer to IACCS at one site by January 2025, with further sites still being integrated. The Indian Army began induction in April 2024 after the Ministry of Defence placed a Rs 1,982 crore Buy (Indian-IDMM) order with BEL in March 2023. By digitising the Army's sensor-to-shooter chain and sharing a common air picture with the other services, Akashteer is central to India's effort to build a joint, mobile air-defence network.

Updated 22 Jun 2026

An Akashteer mobile air-defence command-and-control vehicle with its equipment shelter deployed.
Photo: Bharat Electronics Limited, official release, via Mid-Day

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Specifications

Specifications — Project Akashteer Automated Air Defence Control and Reporting System
Specification Value
System class Automated Air Defence Control and Reporting System ↗
Developer and manufacturer Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) ↗
Operator Indian Army air-defence units ↗
Contract value Rs 1,982 crore ↗
Acquisition category Buy (Indian-IDMM) ↗
Army requirement 455 systems ↗
Delivery status reported in January 2025 107 systems delivered; 105 more expected by March 2025; remainder expected by March 2027 ↗
Primary role Monitor low-level airspace over Army battle areas and control ground-based air-defence weapon systems ↗
Target workflow Automated detection, tracking and engagement of aircraft, drones and missiles ↗
Integrated sensors Tactical Control Radar REPORTER, 3D Tactical Control Radars, Low-Level Lightweight Radar and Akash Weapon System radar ↗
Joint-network interfaces Connects with the Indian Air Force's IACCS and the Indian Navy's TRIGUN network ↗
Mobility Vehicle-mounted and mobile ↗

Spec sources: pib.gov.in ↗ · pib.gov.in ↗ · indianexpress.com ↗ · theprint.in ↗

Changelog

Program timeline

  1. Reuters reported that India and the UAE were in preliminary talks over a possible Akashteer sale, citing two sources with direct knowledge; neither government publicly confirmed a deal.

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  2. The Defence Minister identified Akashteer, IACCS and Trigun as a joint command-and-control backbone validated during Operation Sindoor.

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  3. During the drone-and-missile attacks of the night of May 9-10 in Operation Sindoor, the government said Akashteer fused multiple sensors and supported automated engagement decisions against incoming threats.

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  4. ThePrint reported that Akashteer had been integrated with IACCS at one site and that integration at further sites was in progress.

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  5. ThePrint reported 107 Akashteer systems delivered, 105 more expected by March 2025 and the balance of the 455-system requirement expected by March 2027.

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  6. BEL completed delivery of the first 100 Akashteer control centres to the Indian Army after beginning rollout in March 2024.

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  7. The Indian Army began Akashteer induction when the first batch of control centres was flagged off from BEL's Ghaziabad facility.

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  8. The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 1,982 crore Buy (Indian-IDMM) contract with BEL for Project Akashteer for the Indian Army.

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