Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Dec. 30 -- From precision missiles to drone-centric formations, 2025 saw the transformative age for the Indian Army's combat preparedness, further fuelled by a rapid shift towards longer-range firepower, high-end aviation assets and networked battlefield organisations.
The year started with the biggest deployment of the year, when India launched Op Sindoor to avenge the killings of 26 civilians in a terror attack at Pahalgam.
Planned by the Military Operations Branch of the Army, the execution was monitored from the Ops Room, with Chief of Defence Staff and all three Service Chiefs present.
As part of the four day strike which started on the intervening night of May 6-7, nine terrorist camps across the border w...