The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps conducted Exercise Divya Drishti in East Sikkim’s rugged high-altitude terrain, testing cutting-edge AI-enabled sensors and drones to enhance battlefield surveillance and decision-making. The exercise, held near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, simulated real combat scenarios using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including the indigenous Drishti-10 and Switch drones, alongside ground-based systems.

AI sensors, integrated with secure communication networks, established a seamless “sensor-to-shooter” link, enabling rapid threat detection and response, critical for high-altitude warfare.

Lieutenant General Rakesh Kapoor, Deputy Chief of Army Staff, reviewed the drill, which aligns with the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and the Army’s Decade of Transformation. “Exercise Divya Drishti is a game-changer, proving our readiness for any adversary in any terrain,” said Lt Gen Zubin A Minwalla, GOC, Trishakti Corps.

The exercise follows April’s Exercise Sarvshakti, which tested Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T), and builds on September 2024’s Drone-a-thon 2 in Ladakh, showcasing India’s push for autonomous systems to counter China’s advancing multi-domain operations along the LAC.

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