Nearly three weeks after Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army has released visuals from its strategic control room. These images offer a rare glimpse into the decision-making and real-time monitoring that accompanied the unprecedented cross-border strike on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
The images, published in the latest edition of the Army’s internal bulletin Baatcheet, showcase India’s top military leadership closely monitoring the destruction of nine high-value terrorist targets.
And show the Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force — Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, and Air Chief Marshal AP Singh. They all were seated side by side in the control facility during the operation and also present were Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Vice Army Chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani, and Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai.
The images were captured at exactly 1:05 AM on May 7 — the precise moment when the first strike commenced. The control room was equipped with real-time feeds from multiple surveillance and strike platforms across the three services, enabling live tracking of each mission phase.
According to sources in the defence and security establishment, the facility was capable of receiving direct transmission from missiles such as the French-origin SCALP, which relays continuous visuals back to the launching aircraft.
It has been reported previously in BharatShakti, the Indian Air Force was tasked with neutralizing two of the targets using these precision-guided missiles, while the Army employed loitering munitions and drones to strike the remaining seven locations.
Targeted Sites
Among the sites targeted were Sawai Nala, Syedna Bilal, Kotli Abbas, and Bhimber in PoK, along with Sarjal, Mehmooma, and Joya across the international border in mainland Pakistan. The strikes primarily focused on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) training camps and launchpads, many of which were reportedly used to train infiltrators.
About The Operation
The operation was launched in retaliation to the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley on April 22, where militants opened fire on unarmed tourists after verifying their religion, killing 26 civilians. The massacre triggered nationwide outrage and a resolute warning from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who declared that “the last bastion of terror must now fall.”
During the planning and execution of Operation Sindoor, commanders from the Army’s Western, South Western, and Southern Commands coordinated closely with Air Force units, ensuring precise and simultaneous strikes across all selected targets.
The operation also saw Pakistan respond with drone incursions, which were effectively neutralized by Indian air defence systems including L-70 and ZU-23 guns, OSA-AK vehicles, Akash and MRSAM batteries — reportedly shooting down nearly 300 hostile UAVs.
Men Behind Operation Sindoor Logo
The Army also revealed that Operation Sindoor’s logo was designed by Lt Col Harish Gupta and Havildar Surinder Singh — a symbolic gesture commemorating those who played a role in this meticulously planned mission.
The newsletter also reiterates the Army’s assessment that The Resistance Front (TRF), Kashmir Tigers, and People’s Anti-Fascist Front are proxy wings of LeT and JeM, reaffirming that these groups remain central to Pakistan’s ongoing asymmetric warfare campaign.
With these newly released images and details, Operation Sindoor stands not only as a military success but also as a symbol of unity, precision, and deterrence.
