Indian Army troops operate drones during Exercise Siyom Prahar to validate their role in surveillance and precision strike.
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The Indian Army successfully conducted Exercise Siyom Prahar from September 8 to 10, 2025, a major field training exercise aimed at validating the employment of drone technology in modern tactical operations.
According to a senior Defence official, the exercise was held under realistic battlefield conditions and marked “a significant step in operational preparedness” by integrating unmanned aerial systems across tactical and operational depths. The drones were employed for persistent surveillance, battlefield reconnaissance, target acquisition and precision strikes, underscoring their role in enhancing combat effectiveness.
The outcomes of the exercise are expected to provide lessons for operational integration, employment concepts and force multiplication.
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Special Arrangement
The central focus of the exercise was the development and validation of new Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for future battlefields. These included methods of fusing drone-derived intelligence with conventional firepower, refining joint targeting processes and ensuring rapid decision-making in dynamic combat environments. The exercise highlighted the importance of adaptability and synergy between traditional combat arms and emerging technological enablers, the official added.
The outcomes of the exercise are expected to provide lessons for operational integration, employment concepts and force multiplication. More importantly, it showcased the Army’s resolve to harness technology as a decisive factor in securing operational superiority.
Exercise Siyom Prahar reflected the Indian Army’s proactive approach to adapting to modern warfare and its emphasis on future-readiness.
Published – September 11, 2025 08:41 pm IST
