Gripen9
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Yes, look at the flight time of the missile.. 3-5 minutes. That is your warning time to decide not just on whether to shoot something down but also to ensure the airspace is clear and no civilian traffic is in the area when this happens.
Compared to this the US and Russia have 30 minutes or so to decide what is happening and come up with a response.
Even when their command structures are less rigid than Pakistan’s where every other action needs “Sir kya karna hai?”
My Abba was @ Sakesar circa 81/82 and he would get those calls ~ 3pm right when he was ready to take a nap
Russians & Indians it seems timed their sorties and you would get potential tracks ready to ingress from west & east at the same time. Most of the time they would turn back 30s before ingress but a novice AD controller would be ready to scramble the ADA aircraft.