Operation Sindoor

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Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces recently as a retaliatory precision strike on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Precision and Targeting

• 21 terror camps across 9 different locations were hit using niche-technology weapons and carefully selected warheads to ensure minimum collateral damage.
• The weapons deployed were part of India’s long-range precision-guided arsenal, built over the last few years for high-value target engagement.

Key Weapons Used in Operation Sindoor

• HAMMER (Highly Agile and Manoeuvrable Munition Extended Range): A French-origin air-to-ground smart weapon system integrated with Rafale aircraft.
  • Range: Up to 70 km; capable of being fitted on various guided platforms.
  • Features: All-weather precision, autonomous guidance, resistant to jamming, and effective at low altitudes and rough terrains.
  • Recently acquired by India for deep strike capabilities.
• SCALP (Système de Croisière Autonome à Longue Portée): An air-launched stealth cruise missile, also called Storm Shadow in the UK.
  • Range: Up to 450 km, with terrain-hugging flight for stealth and precision.
  • Equipped with INS, GPS, and terrain referencing systems for bunker-busting accuracy.
• METEOR (Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile – BVRAAM): A next-generation air-to-air missile built by MBDA, effective in electronic warfare environments.
  • Uses a solid-fuel ramjet engine, giving it an extended No-Escape Zone, enabling target destruction at maximum range.
• BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile: Jointly developed by DRDO (India) and NPOM (Russia) under BrahMos Aerospace.
  • Speed: Up to Mach 2.8–3.0; Range: Increased from 290 km to ~450–500 km after India enters into the MTCR.
  • Operates on Fire-and-Forget Principle, adaptable for land, sea, and air platforms.
  • Warhead: 200–300 kg; Terminal altitude as low as 10 metres.
• Loitering Munitions (Kamikaze Drones): Can hover over target areas, perform surveillance, and strike with high precision when a target is identified.
  • Autonomous or semi-autonomous systems used to strike mobile or time-sensitive targets.
  • Being inducted in large numbers across the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

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Operation Sindoor FAQs

Q1. What is the full form of HAMMER in missile technology?
Ans. HAMMER stands for Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range, a precision-guided air-to-ground missile developed by France.

Q2. What is SCALP in the context of missiles?
Ans. SCALP stands for Système de Croisière Autonome à Longue Portée, a long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed by France.

Q3. What is the BRAHMOS missile?
Ans. BRAHMOS is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia, named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.

Source: IE