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Army boosts cyber, electronic warfare capabilities: panel told
The defence ministry has told a Parliamentary panel that the Indian Army has significantly enhanced its capabilities in cyber warfare, electronic warfare, information operations and electromagnetic spectrum management for non-kinetic operations. Dedicated…
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The defence ministry has told a Parliamentary panel that the Indian Army has significantly enhanced its capabilities in cyber warfare, electronic warfare, information operations and electromagnetic spectrum management for non-kinetic operations. Dedicated cyber units are securing critical networks, electronic warfare units are being equipped for spectrum dominance, and counter-drone capabilities from all three services are being integrated into a unified grid. The panel tabled its report in both houses on Friday. Separately, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said lessons from Operation Sindoor, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Middle East wars are driving a shift towards AI, autonomous systems and long-range precision weapons. He stressed that technological sovereignty and industrial self-reliance are now national-security imperatives.
The Indian Opinion
The defence ministry’s talk of non-kinetic superiority is encouraging, but the real test lies in execution. India’s armed forces have long relied on platforms and numbers; now they must integrate cyber, space and cognitive domains without creating new silos. The creation of a drone force, a space command and a cyber-command sounds grand, but past reforms have often stalled. The question is not whether the vision exists, but whether DRDO and the services can procure, test and field these systems faster than the next Pahelgam-style crisis or border standoff demands.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, government.economictimes.indiatimes.com, millenniumpost.in
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
