India's 'Drone Prahar': Revolutionizing Military Tactics with Advanced Technologies

Exercise Drone Prahar aims to revolutionize India's battlefield tactics by integrating drone technology for enhanced strategic operations. This military drill, involving key stakeholders, emphasizes the Indian Army's commitment to innovation and technology-driven readiness for future challenges, with plans to acquire advanced drones under a significant indigenous initiative.

India's military efforts reached a new frontier as Lieutenant General Abhijeet S Pendharkar, leading the Spear Corps, oversaw Exercise Drone Prahar. This advanced drill aims to integrate drone technology into infantry and support operations, validating its impact on Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, real-time coordination, and precision targeting.

The primary focus was enhancing command reach and situational awareness, leveraging drones for layered surveillance and dynamic decision-making. Crucial challenges tackled included airspace management, secure communications, and inter-service coordination, aiming at seamless battlefield drone integration.

Representing a significant technological commitment, Exercise Drone Prahar underscores the Indian Army's pursuit of technological superiority. Plans are afoot under the Make in India initiative to quickly acquire 87 medium-altitude long-endurance drones, boosting surveillance capabilities from border to maritime zones, with a Rs 20,000 crore tri-service proposal favoring indigenous content. (ANI)

(With inputs from agencies.)