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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicDrone warfare

Topic: drone warfare

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktibaan to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

More than fearsome names given to the new transformed Indian Army, it is advanced technology and superior training that will instil fear in the enemy.

China is world leader in drones, Pakistan a peer. India must prioritise UAS to keep up

The procurement of high-technology legacy weapon systems must be reviewed. In the era of drones, what use does a $100 million Apache attack helicopter have?

Our take on Srinagar rail link, Ukraine’s drone strikes, census delays and more—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Army successfully tests indigenous FPV armed drone like those deployed in Ukraine war

System has been developed by Major Cephas Chetan in conjunction with the Chandigarh based Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory.

Russia-Ukraine war shows why Indian Army must integrate drones into its combined arms

Drones are certainly the cheapest and most effective precision-guided munition. However, their impact on the tactical battlefield is evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

Ukraine doesn’t need a navy to dominate Black Sea. Its drones are making Russians retreat

One of the reasons behind Ukraine’s success in destroying Russian boats is their familiarity with these ships. Prominent Russian cruisers were built at the Mykolaiv shipyard, which is now in Ukraine.

Indian military has narrowed the gap with PLA in drone warfare, now it needs a clear concept

The military needs to give careful thought to the employment of swarm drones. They can be used for deception, overloading enemy radars and forcing the launch of expensive interception missiles.

On Camera

Road building is a money-making racket in India. And we have a very short memory

We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.