How India used Scalp missiles, Hammer bombs and drones for precision strikes in Operation Sindoor

India’s Operation Sindoor featured the first operational use of Scalp cruise missiles and Hammer precision bombs, alongside loitering munitions, in a coordinated strike on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and the PoK. These high-precision, long-range weapons signal India’s evolving military doctrine focused on rapid, deep-targeted retaliation with minimal collateral damage

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