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India bets big on domestic drones for future warfare
Key takeaways
- India is preparing to place its largest-ever military drone order, a procurement worth more than $2 billion that could rapidly expand the country's unmanned warfare capabilities.
- The 2020 military standoff with China in eastern Ladakh exposed the challenge of maintaining constant surveillance across vast stretches of difficult high-altitude terrain.
- Drones are increasingly seen as the eyes and ears of the battlefield, capable of gathering intelligence, tracking troop movements, delivering supplies and carrying out precision strikes.
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India is preparing to place its largest-ever military drone order, a procurement worth more than $2 billion that could rapidly expand the country's unmanned warfare capabilities.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FHWUIndia is looking to boost domestic military drone production Image: Nasir Kachroo/Nur Photo/picture alliance Advertisement For decades, India's military relied primarily on troops, fighter aircraft, satellites and conventional surveillance systems to monitor its borders.
The 2020 military standoff with China in eastern Ladakh exposed the challenge of maintaining constant surveillance across vast stretches of difficult high-altitude terrain.
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