Sanjha Morcha

Explainer: How drone threat is expanding Army’s role

Monitoring flying objects up to a range of 35 km from the borders is the latest strategy to counter the challenge

Less than a year after the employment of drones and counter-drone systems during Operation Sindoor marked a perceptible shift towards unmanned platforms in warfare, the armed forces are putting in place new strategies and leveraging evolving technologies to meet the emerging challenges. Among the recent developments is the Army being mandated to monitor flying objects up to a range of 35 km from the borders and up to a height of about 10,000 feet above ground level.