CRPF set to acquire kamikaze drones for anti-insurgency ops
New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- The Central Reserve Police Force is set to acquire kamikaze drones for counter-insurgency operations, according to a document circulated to stakeholders on Monday seeking information, by month-end, on products they can supply.
Kamikaze drones are loitering munitions designed to destroy themselves in order to destroy a specific target . If acquired soon, kamikaze drones could prove useful in new conflict areas. According to the Quality Requirements (QRs) and Trial Directives circulated to stakeholders on Monday, the drones must carry two high-explosive warheads weighing a minimum of 1.5kg. They must have a range of at least 15km and an endurance of at least 30 minutes of flight time while carrying the payload.
Their role will be "to carry out one-way missions against designated objectives, using a remotely operated aerial vehicle with a killing/impact radius of 10 metres". The document circulated to stakeholders on Monday directed them to submit information by November 25.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, the Centre has approved one more battalion of its guerrilla warfare force, CoBRA, for Manipur, and may deploy the force in Jammu & Kashmir in the future, people aware of the matter said. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited one of CoBRA's key operational bases in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, to celebrate Diwali with commandos and other security personnel who fought Maoists.
Raised in 2008, the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was deployed exclusively in anti-Naxal operations until May 2026, when, after India was declared Naxal-free, two battalions were deployed in Manipur.
People aware of the matter said sending more CoBRA battalions to Manipur and elsewhere is possible because the two battalions deployed there in May 2026 have delivered positive results. "CoBRA teams have been successfully reoriented in Manipur. Since May 2026, CoBRA have been involved in all counter-insurgency operations in Manipur. The state requested two more battalions of the insurgency force...," an official aware of the matter said, adding that regular Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will remain posted....
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