Field formations under the Western Command reviewed and validated the operational preparedness of newly raised Ashni platoons, which are specialised drone units integrated with Infantry battalions, during the ongoing integrated all-arms Exercise Ram Prahaar.

“An invisible #ThirdEye, #ASHNI enables real-time tactical level reconnaissance, surveillance and lethal mini-UAS precision strike capability of each Infantry Battalion of formations of #KhargaCorps,” the Western Command posted on its X handle on Sunday.

With the proliferation of drones across the battle space down to the tactical level, the Army has raised about 380 new specialist drone platoons. Designated ‘Ashni’, which means fire, each such platoon comprises about 25 specially trained personnel equipped with different types of dr

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