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.

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