Indian Army preparing to set up independent Artillery Brigade for Mountain Strike Corps

New Delhi: – Moves have been initiated to build an independent Artillery Brigade for Mountain Strike Corps, the elite unit of the Indian Army, specially trained for warfare in the treacherous mountain terrain. These moves are considered necessary against the background of the rising tension with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. India has declared that the Mountain Strike Corps have been activated during the HimVijay exercises held during the last few years.

Since the last few years, China is consistently carrying out aggressive activities on the border. India has decided to increase its defence preparedness to counter these Chinese activities, and aggressive steps are being taken in that direction. Creation of Mountain Strike Corps is a part of the same process, and its preparedness is being increased to counter enemies on both China and Pakistan fronts. Currently, only one division is active as the Mountain Strike Corps. Although there is an Artillery Brigade in this division, there is no independent Artillery Brigade in the Mountain Strike Corps. Therefore, moves for a separate Artillery Brigade for the Mountain Strike Corps have been started since the last few days. Sources informed that this Brigade would have artillery guns including Ultra-Light Howitzers. Military officials announced that the Artillery Brigade, meaning a unit striking the enemy using ultramodern artillery, becomes vital for retaliation against the enemy in the mountain regions. Therefore, it is also being said that expeditious moves will be made to create the Artillery Brigade for the Mountain Strike Corps. The activities to develop integrated battle groups in the Mountain Strike Corps also are underway.

Meanwhile, the French company Saffron reported successful testing of the advanced HAMMER Missiles on the Rafale fighter jets. This missile is known as Bunker Buster.

India has purchased Meteor missiles as well as the Spice Bombs from Israel for the Rafale fighter jets. But it is said that the strike power of the Rafale fighter jets will increase tremendously with the HAMMER missiles. The advanced version of the HAMMER missile hitting the target like a missile as well as glide bomb weighs nearly 1,000 kilograms. The French company informed that by 2022, this missile would be fully ready for deployment on the Rafale fighter jets.