Rudra all-arms brigades will make Army future-ready: Gen Dwivedi

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi outlined the Army’s transformation into a future-ready force during his visit to Drass in Kargil on the 26th anniversary of Vijay Diwas Saturday.

General Dwivedi announced the establishment of ‘Rudra’ all arms brigades, ‘Bhairav’ light commando battalions, ‘Shaktibaan’ artillery regiments and ‘Divyastra’ batteries, drone-equipped infantry battalions, and indigenous air defence systems.

“Rudra is being established for which I gave an approval yesterday. Under this, we will have infantry, mechanised infantry, armoured units, artillery, special forces and unmanned aerial units at one place to provide logistics and combat support,” he said.

During his address, General Dwivedi referred to Operation Sindoor and said that it was because of the trust of the people and “the strategic independence” extended by the government that the Army gave Pakistan an “organised, accurate and decisive” answer after the Pahalgam attack.