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Army gets logistics drones in bid to cut manpower, mules march into history

IndiaTimes Sunday, 21 January 2024
The Indian Army is progressively replacing its century-old animal transport fleet with Army logistics drones, robotic mules, all-terrain vehicles, and rough-terrain vehicles. This is part of the force restructuring and optimization plan to reduce manpower by 1 lakh personnel by 2027. The Army has already reduced the number of mountain artillery mules and will retire the remaining by 2025.
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