Op Sindoor: How 23 Made-In-India Apps Gave Real-Time Battlefield Insights To Indian Army

Last Updated:October 06, 2025, 21:00 IST

These indigenous applications — developed over the years by the Indian Army — enhanced intelligence, surveillance, and logistics operations during ‘Operation Sindoor’

This image from the May edition of Indian Army’s monthly magazine ‘Baatcheet’ shows the terror sites in Pakistan and PoK that were targeted by the Indian military during ‘Operation Sindoor’. (Image: Indian Army/PTI)

Artificial intelligence to integrate multi-source data, assess threats, and improve precision in battlefield decision-making: the Indian Army was powered by more than 23 indigenous applications — developed over the years — to enhance intelligence, surveillance, and logistics operations during ‘Operation Sindoor’.

Lieutenant General Rajiv Kumar Sahni, who is serving as DG EME and was formerly in charge of DG information systems, explained on Monday the role of the ‘Info Systems’ vertical during Operation Sindoor, which were precision strikes on “terror targets” carried out by the Indian military in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir as a response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

“During Operation Sindoor, there were 23 applications that were used to deal with data and inputs. Commanders were getting an integrated picture with, of course, the use of AI that was used for data fusion,” Lt Gen Sahni said.

Lt Gen Sahni said these apps had specific tasks and were accessed on a need-to-know basis by commanders and other officers as per their roles.

“In such a scenario, where commanders are operating elsewhere, the threat assessment, internal analysis, multi-sensor data fusion, and multi-source code data fusion — all this was happening with the help of AI. We were actually generating some kind of heat maps in the joint operational control centre to understand what kind of activity was happening. We could then prioritise activities and enable precise targeting,” he said.

He highlighted the military’s comprehensive approach to AI development, aligning with the ‘India AI Mission’. He acknowledged perceptions about other countries’ AI capabilities but stressed that the Indian Army is well-prepared, focused on national security, and continuously developing robust and indigenous AI technologies.

WHAT ARE THESE APPS?

One such example is the ‘Application for Electronic Intelligence Collation’ — a tool used by all intelligence agencies. It was rapidly modified during Operation Sindoor to meet different needs, aiding in locating enemy sensors.

Similarly, to achieve accurate strikes, extended-range meteorological reports for long-range vectors were used with AI-enabled ‘Meteorological Reporting Systems’. The ‘Trinetra System’, integrated with ‘Project Sanjay’, helped create a common operational and intelligence picture at both tactical and operational levels, enhancing resource coordination, decision-making, and providing commanders with greater mental agility and situational awareness.

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Akash Sharma

Akash Sharma, Defence Correspondent, CNN-News 18, covers the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways. In addition, he also follows developments in the national capital. With an extensive experience coverin…Read More

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