Pak told to rein in drones: Army chief on intrusions

He also said that India was looking at creating a rocket-cum-missile force at the earliest to boost its combat effectiveness with weapons that can hit targets at different ranges, pointing out that the country’s neighbours had already raised such specialised forces.

“It is the need of the hour that we raise such a force. Today, rockets and missiles complement each other…We are looking at a rocket-missile force as China and Pakistan have already raised their own rocket forces. And the faster we organise it, the better it will be for our combat effectiveness,” he said at his customary media briefing ahead of the 78th Army Day on January 15.

The new force could be built around a raft of weapons including long-range Pinaka rockets that have tested at a range of 120 km, some new rockets with ranges of 150 to 400 km, Pralay missiles, BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and some other weapon systems that have sanctioned by the government, the army chief said.