Exercise Drone Kavach:
The Spear Corps under Eastern Command of the Indian Army recently conducted Exercise ‘Drone Kavach’ in the forward areas of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh.
- It was conducted by the Indian Army’s Spear Corps, operating under the Eastern Command.
- The four-day exercise was conducted in the forward areas of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh.
- The exercise showcased the Army’s combat readiness for the next generation of drone warfare, besides validating state-of-the-art drone technologies.
- It was also attended by personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deployed in forward areas.
- As part of it, a series of tactical manoeuvers and combat situations were exercised to validate the Army’s preparedness for operating in a multi-domain, technology-infused battlefield scenario.
- Tactics, techniques, and procedures pertaining to target acquisition, active/passive counter-drone measures, and target neutralisation with assured success were rehearsed under simulated conditions.
- Newly raised structures at the unit level were also exercised for developing tactics, techniques, and procedures in consonance with the overall employment philosophy and mandated operational tasks.
