{"id":47451,"date":"2025-05-08T11:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47451"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T06:04:19","slug":"operation-sindoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/operation-sindoor\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Sindoor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Operation Sindoor Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">Precision and Targeting<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>21 terror camps<\/strong>\u00a0across\u00a0<strong>9 different locations<\/strong>\u00a0were hit using\u00a0<strong>niche-technology weapons<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>carefully selected warheads<\/strong>\u00a0to ensure\u00a0<strong>minimum collateral damage<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The weapons deployed were part of India\u2019s\u00a0<strong>long-range precision-guided arsenal<\/strong>, built over the last few years for\u00a0<strong>high-value target engagement<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Weapons Used in Operation Sindoor<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HAMMER (Highly Agile and Manoeuvrable Munition Extended Range):\u00a0<\/strong>A\u00a0<strong>French-origin air-to-ground smart weapon system<\/strong>\u00a0integrated with\u00a0<strong>Rafale aircraft<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Range<\/strong>: Up to\u00a0<strong>70 km<\/strong>; capable of being fitted on various guided platforms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>: All-weather precision,\u00a0<strong>autonomous guidance<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>resistant to jamming<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>effective at low altitudes and rough terrains<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Recently acquired by India for\u00a0<strong>deep strike capabilities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SCALP (Syst\u00e8me de Croisi\u00e8re Autonome \u00e0 Longue Port\u00e9e):\u00a0<\/strong>An\u00a0<strong>air-launched stealth cruise missile<\/strong>, also called\u00a0<strong>Storm Shadow<\/strong>\u00a0in the UK.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Range<\/strong>: Up to\u00a0<strong>450 km<\/strong>, with\u00a0<strong>terrain-hugging flight<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>stealth and precision<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Equipped with\u00a0<strong>INS<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>GPS<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>terrain referencing systems<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>bunker-busting accuracy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>METEOR (Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile &#8211; BVRAAM):\u00a0<\/strong>A\u00a0<strong>next-generation air-to-air missile<\/strong>\u00a0built by\u00a0<strong>MBDA<\/strong>, effective in\u00a0<strong>electronic warfare environments<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Uses a\u00a0<strong>solid-fuel ramjet engine,<\/strong>\u00a0giving it an\u00a0<strong>extended No-Escape Zone<\/strong>, enabling\u00a0<strong>target destruction at maximum range<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile:\u00a0<\/strong>Jointly developed by\u00a0<strong>DRDO (India)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>NPOM (Russia)<\/strong>\u00a0under\u00a0<strong>BrahMos Aerospace<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Speed<\/strong>: Up to\u00a0<strong>Mach 2.8\u20133.0<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Range<\/strong>: Increased from\u00a0<strong>290 km to ~450\u2013500 km<\/strong>\u00a0after India enters into the\u00a0<strong>MTCR<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Operates on\u00a0<strong>Fire-and-Forget Principle<\/strong>, adaptable for\u00a0<strong>land, sea, and air platforms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warhead<\/strong>: 200\u2013300 kg;\u00a0<strong>Terminal altitude<\/strong>\u00a0as low as\u00a0<strong>10 metres<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Loitering Munitions (Kamikaze Drones):\u00a0<\/strong>Can\u00a0<strong>hover over target areas<\/strong>, perform\u00a0<strong>surveillance<\/strong>, and strike with\u00a0<strong>high precision<\/strong>\u00a0when a target is identified.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Autonomous or semi-autonomous systems<\/strong>\u00a0used to strike\u00a0<strong>mobile or time-sensitive targets<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Being\u00a0<strong>inducted in large numbers<\/strong>\u00a0across the Army, Navy, and Air Force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Operation Sindoor FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the full form of HAMMER in missile technology?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0HAMMER stands for Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range, a precision-guided air-to-ground missile developed by France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.\u00a0<\/strong>What is SCALP in the context of missiles?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0SCALP stands for Syst\u00e8me de Croisi\u00e8re Autonome \u00e0 Longue Port\u00e9e, a long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed by France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the BRAHMOS missile?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0BRAHMOS is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia, named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/operation-sindoor-precision-guided-long-range-weapons-in-indian-militarys-arsenal-9989366\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operation Sindoor: Indian Armed Forces launched a precision strike on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK on May 7, 2025, in a swift retaliatory action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":47452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[438,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-47451","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-operation-sindoor","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}