The infusion of greater technology and precision strike capability will keep the armoured and mechanised forces relevant as ‘new’ airborne threats like drones and loitering ammunitions have emerged. Former Director General Military Operations (DGMO), Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (retd), says, “The Indian armed forces have built requisite capabilities and enhanced capacities to deter China’s aggressive behaviour along the LAC.”Ī series of changes include equipping the regiments with drones that can function as a swarm, addition of loitering ammunition, beyond-line-of-sight guided missiles, systems to bring down enemy drones, swifter and more powerful tanks, specialised high-altitude tanks, new generation armoured vehicles and missile launchers, besides better anti-tank guided munitions (ATGM). Learning a lesson from the stand-off, the Armoured Corps and Mechanised Infantry of the Army are undergoing their biggest transformation in decades. The stand-off forced fresh inductions since the Army assessed that “threats on the northern borders are likely to remain in the foreseeable future”. A wheeled armoured protected vehicle, made by DRDO, being used by Mechanised Infantry.įor years, regiments of BMPs and tanks have been positioned on the plateau of eastern Ladakh and northern Sikkim. Hundreds of tanks and infantry combat vehicles - colloquially known by their Russian brand name ‘BMP’- were moved from the plains to the LAC. DURING the ongoing military stand-off with China in eastern Ladakh, the 1 Strike Corps of the Indian Army - headquartered at Mathura and tasked westwards - was given a mandate along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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