“How INR 2,000-Crore Kamikaze Drones Plan is Transforming the Indian Army’s Battlefield Strategy”, Defence Capital, January 08, 2026
“The Indian Army’s imminent INR 2,000-crore push to induct indigenous loitering munitions marks a decisive shift in how India plans to fight future wars, moving away from platform-centric warfare towards precision, persistence, and autonomy on the battlefield.
This evolution reflects lessons drawn from recent conflicts in Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Middle East, where loitering munitions have repeatedly neutralised high-value targets at a fraction of the cost of conventional firepower.
At the core of this transformation is the Army’s growing emphasis on deep-strike capability without escalation dominance…..”
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