New Delhi, July 2, 2012, DHNS:
Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday asked Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh to augment India’s surveillance and intelligence gathering close to Sino-Indian border in the North East and Ladakh, for which the Army has been instructed to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) more frequently.
During a 90-minute meeting with Gen Singh to discuss security threats emanating from China, Antony stressed on having more UAVs in these areas and increase intelligence gathering and surveillance capabilities, official sources said.
Gen Singh, on his part, flagged Army’s concerns on threats from China and appealed to the minister to speed up the modernisation process, which includes allowing the Army to set up its own aviation wing for bolstering air support to border operations.
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