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Indian Army Validates Battlefield Drone Deployment Framework in Frontline Exercise

Exercise Drone Prahaar concluded with validations of secure drone command networks, precise battlefield surveillance, extended command reach through real-time sensor-to-shooter links.

Overview

  • Exercise Drone Prahaar concluded with new deployment models for unmanned aerial systems under lifelike battlefield conditions.
  • Critical enablers such as airspace deconfliction, secure networks and joint-service protocols were put through operational tests to ensure seamless drone integration.
  • Units established real-time sensor-to-shooter links enabling rapid precision strikes and layered surveillance for improved command reach.
  • The Spear Corps’ Lieutenant General Abhijeet S. Pendharkar oversaw drills in forward areas near the Myanmar border.
  • The Army refuted claims of involvement in recent ULFA(I) camp drone strikes while reaffirming its push for technology-driven self-reliance under its modernization initiatives.