Two years ago, the Indian Army had just a few hundred drones.
Today? Over 50,000. 🤯
And in the next 2-3 years… that number is set to double.
But here's the part nobody saw coming.
The Army isn't just buying more drones.
It's building an entirely new kind of soldier to fly them.
Named after the hawk. Built for the sky.
Outgoing Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has just confirmed it — the Indian Army is raising specialised Baaz Battalions dedicated to one mission:
👉 Dominate the drone battlefield.
These won't be regular infantry units.
They'll be a specialist pool of trained operators flying Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems — eyes in the sky, 24/7, along India's most sensitive frontiers.
Likely home base? The Army Aviation Corps.
The Army didn't dream this up in a vacuum.
It watched. It learned. It adapted.
Every single one screamed the same message:
The side that owns the sky owns the fight.
This isn't just about flying more quadcopters.
It's about stitching the battlefield together.
Think of it as giving every forward unit a permanent pair of hawk eyes overhead.
For decades, Indian military power was measured in tanks, jets, and boots on the ground.
That math is changing.
The next war won't just be fought by soldiers.
It'll be fought by operators in command tents, flying swarms across the Himalayas and the Thar.
From a few hundred drones to 50,000+.
From scattered RPA flights to dedicated Baaz Battalions.
From reacting… to leading.
The Indian Army isn't just adding drones to its arsenal.
It's quietly rewriting what an Indian battalion even looks like.
And the hawks are just getting started. 🦅
That's all for now!
