PM Modi announces new military weapon ‘Sudarshan Chakra’: Why it'll be special…| Independence Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the launch of Mission Sudarshan Chakra, a state-of-the-art defence initiative aimed at bolstering India's security. The mission will aim at creating a shield to protect India’s strategic, civilian, and religious sites from potential enemy attacks and also creating new weapons. Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort during his Independence Day address, PM Modi said the system would integrate the latest technological tools to create a powerful, multi-layered shield around critical locations across the country.