India unveils roadmap to strengthen nuclear deterrence, drone warfare capabilities

India has prepared an ambitious plan to strengthen its nuclear deterrence and expand its drone war capabilities under a 15-year plan for military preparation (TPCR-2025), a 15-year plan for military preparation.

The document emphasizes reliable nuclear deterrence measures through survival systems and advanced distribution platforms. While avoiding applying for certain Warhead technologies, it summarizes future purchases such as nuclear command and control infrastructure, radiation detection tools and mobile decontamination units. Unmanned ground vehicles for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) discovery are also on the agenda aiming to strengthen potential nuclear or chemical flash against protection.

On the air façade, the army envisaged requirements for remote pilot aircraft with a ranges of up to 1,500 km and 60,000 feet heights. These drones will direct electronic war loads, NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) detection equipment and even artillery fire.

The roadmap also emphasizes Loitering ammunition designed to make sensitive strikes with artificial intelligence targeting and reusable war heading systems. In addition, the integrated surveillance and targeting aircraft is expected to increase the capabilities of mechanized forces.

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India is also preparing for the threat of enemy drone flocks. The TPCR-2025 emphasizes the increasing importance of electronic war in the modern war by predicting adaptable compression systems and electronic denial bubbles with a 15 km radius to neutralize such attacks.

Authorities said that initiatives are closely compatible with the self -confidence in defense production by reducing dependence on foreign imports.

With TPCR-2025, India pointed to a strategic change that combines integrated deterrence-nuclear flexibility, electronic war and unmanned strike platforms to strengthen national security in the coming decades.