Overview

• Officials said a UAV hovered over Nanga village in the Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on October 3, triggering a security alert.
• Police, Border Security Force units and other teams were deployed, and searches are underway to locate the drone or any dropped material.
• Security was tightened across adjoining villages to deter potential airdrops of narcotics or weapons from across the border.
• On October 4 the Indian Army issued a tender to purchase six AK-630 30mm guns from a state-owned firm, aligning with the Mission Sudarshan Chakra push for layered indigenous defences by 2035.
• Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi issued a stern warning referencing a potential Operation Sindoor 2.0, saying India would not show previous restraint toward Pakistan-backed terrorism.