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ITANAGAR, 10 Nov:<\/strong> General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Spear Corps, Lt General Abhijit S Pendharkar, on Monday visited Anini and forward air-maintained posts under the Dao Division in Dibang Valley district to assess operational readiness and troop morale in the challenging high-altitude sector of the Eastern Himalayas.<\/p>\n The visit focused on ensuring sustained combat preparedness and seamless logistical support in some of the most remote and strategically sensitive areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Guwahati-based Defence Spokesperson Lt Gen Mahendra Rawat said in a statement.<\/p>\n During the visit, the corps commander witnessed an on-ground validation of Kill Box and Ashni Platoon, specialised combat teams that demonstrated integrated “hard kill” and “soft kill” responses against hostile drone intrusions.<\/p>\n The drill, he said, underlined the Indian Army’s enhanced counter-drone capability and the effective synergy between technology and tactical innovation in modern warfare.<\/p>\n Lt Gen Rawat informed that the exercise showcased the Army’s proactive approach to emerging aerial threats, integrating advanced surveillance systems and precision countermeasures designed to protect critical forward assets.<\/p>\n “The Indian Army continues to evolve its tactics to meet modern battlefield challenges, with a strong focus on technological adaptation and rapid response mechanisms,” he added.<\/p>\n The GOC also interacted with troops deployed in the forward areas, commending their high standards of professionalism and resilience despite extreme weather and difficult terrain conditions.<\/p>\n He reaffirmed the Army’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding national borders and ensuring operational dominance in all terrains and threat spectrums. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 10 Nov: General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Spear Corps, Lt General Abhijit S Pendharkar, on Monday visited Anini and forward air-maintained posts under the Dao Division in Dibang Valley district to assess operational readiness and troop morale in the challenging high-altitude sector of the Eastern Himalayas. The visit focused on ensuring sustained combat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-273586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}