Indian Armed Forces acquired two Green Pine long range base variant radar from Israel in July 2002 and August 2005 since USA vetoed the complete sale of
Arrow 2 missile defense system in 1999 due to violation of
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) which India at that time was not a participating member state. From March 2009, DRDO started validation trials for its own long-range capabilities of Swordfish radar. More tests were conducted in 2009 to enhance the capabilities of
Advanced Air Defence endo-atmospheric missile to intercept incoming missiles at altitudes up to 15 km. If no issues crop up, then the tentative date for deployment is 2015. As of January 2019, Swordfish was able to detect over 10 successful missile interceptions that includes two exo-atmospheric hit-to-kill missions.
Super Swordfish A new upgraded 1,500 km range
Super Swordfish Long Range Tracking Radar or LRTR-II was developed since 2011 by the
Electronics and Radar Development Establishment in view of
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle development taking place in China and Pakistan.
Indian Space Research Organisation is already using an
L band AESA radar called
Multi Object Tracking Radar which is based on the same technology with fixed horizontal and vertical angle rotating at 360°. It is capable of tracking 0.25 m² object at 1,000 km and 0.09 m² at 800 km of
Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Astra Microwave developed the antenna, transmit and receive (T/R) module and
DC-to-DC converter. NS Engineering created the cooling system and mechanical structure. Cape Electronics developed the power distribution system. As per
Ministry of Defence, the system is operational and deployed as per Ballistic Missile Defence of
Delhi NCR. A minimum of two units of LRTR-II were tested in real-world conditions. The radar will be also deployed in Eastern Sector.
VLRTR The LRTR series of radars has been succeeded by the VLRTR. The VLRTR, or Very Long Range Tracking Radar, has a range exceeding 3,000 km. The
GaN-based TRMs may be used by Very Long Range Tracking Radar. To support ballistic missile defence, the Missile Monitoring System uses VLRTR to identify space-borne threats. As per
MoD, two units of VLRTR systems were accorded by the
Union Government under memorandum of understanding between
National Technical Research Organisation and
Indian Air Force to implement a Missile Monitoring System to identify space-borne threats under
Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme. First unit was raised in 2017 and the system is operational. == Service history ==