L J Ravi 
Indian army stands finishing Terrorists camps along LOC
Why did the Operation Sindoor use Scalp missiles and Hammer bombs?
India conducted ‘Operation Sindoor’ to destroy 9 terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. In this operation, Rafale fighter jets used Scalp cruise missiles and precision-guided hammer bombs to destroy several terrorist camps including Jaish-e-Mohammed in 25 minutes. Kamikaze drones were also used.
State-of-the-art Scalp cruise missiles and precision-guided hammer bombs were used.
Rafale fighter jets launch 24 missiles in 25 minutes and destroy them
The specialty of this missile is that it evades the enemy’s radar and advances to destroy the target.
Lots has been written about the build-up to the attack and possible motivations of its initiators. It will be appropriate to accept that there has been failure on the part of intelligence agencies, despite clearly articulated intransigence by Pakistan, coupled with gaps in our inter-agency coordination.
However, post-mortem and correctives can be done discreetly and shared at an appropriate time, if we ensure that accountability is non-negotiable. The first signal of the attack was generated by Pakistan’s Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Choudhary, DG (inter-services public relations) in the aftermath of the hijacking of the Pakistani train Jaffer Express in March.
He vowed ‘badla’ (revenge) and blamed elements from India for the hijacking. His calls for revenge were accentuated by a highly provocative statement on the two-nation theory by Pakistan Army chief Gen Asim Munir.
It may be appropriate to recount that diabolic drift in Pakistan Army was initiated by Gen Zia-ul-Haq.
He gave a theological twist to its motto with ‘Jihad-fi-Sabilillah’ and added the.Just when it appeared that the trajectory of Kashmir’s economy had gathered traction with more tourists coming in, Baisaran Valley in Pahalgham was jolted by the April 22 terrorist attack. The attack, though denied by Pakistan, has unmistakable links to deep state across the border. Consequently, the whole nation is angry and making demands for revenge. PM Narendra Modi has assured of stringent action against the perpetrators and securing justice for victims. Both sides have initiated a slew of politico-diplomatic measures. This build-up of war hysteria building is now having a cascading effect on the Indian public.
New Delhi: India’s ‘Operation Sindhur’ to destroy 9 terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir used sophisticated Scalp cruise missiles and precision-guided hammer bombs.
Rafale fighter jets have launched 24 missiles in 25 minutes and destroyed the camps of Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, and TRF terrorist organizations. India has used Scalp missiles for this operation with the sole objective of hitting specific targets without causing much damage to civilian infrastructure.
The specialty of this missile is that it can evade the enemy’s radar at night and in all weather conditions and destroy the target. Therefore, it is being interpreted that India has used it. Its specialty is that it does not appear until it reaches the target during night operations due to its gray color and explodes as soon as it reaches the target. Thus, Scalp played an important role in ‘Operation Sindhur’.
The missile, called ‘Storm Shadow’, is designed to destroy deep-sea targets at long ranges. The Scalp missile, which has a sophisticated navigation system, was designed by the European Union’s MBDA. Russia used this missile to attack Ukraine last year. It can accurately identify and destroy bunkers and underground ammunition depots.
