Integrated Battle Groups (IBG)
Carried out by the Mountain Strike Corps in Arunachal Pradesh, Self-contained, Agile, Brigade-sized fighting units, Will be headed by a major general.
Overall Transformation of the Force
- Restructuring of Army Headquarters
- Force restructuring includes creation of Integrated Battle Groups (IBG)
- Cadre review of officers
- Review of the terms and conditions of Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks
- To replace the current Cold Start Doctrine.
- Defensive corps to carry out shallow cross-border thrusts within 72 hours for limited objectives such as the capture of territory.
- Cross-border operations.
- Defensive roles to withstand an enemy attack.
Integrated Units for the Border
- Artillery
- Armored
- Combat engineers
- Signal units
- Resources would depend on Threat, Terrain and Task, able to mobilize in 12 to 48 hours based on the location.
Significance of IBG
- Formulation of a proactive doctrine.
- Cold Start to launch swift offensive.
Cold Start
- A military doctrine
- Developed by the Indian Armed Forces.
- It consists of various branches of India՚s military conducting offensive operations as part of unified battlegroups.
- Swiftly launch strikes against adversary in case of hostilities.
- The offensive IBGs would quickly mobilize and make thrust into enemy territory for strikes.
- Defensive IBGs would hold ground at vulnerable points or where enemy action is expected.
Present Status of IBG
- Test-bedded at the 9 Corps at the western border with Pakistan.
- Army is fine-tuning them based on ground feedback.
- Critical gaps in the operations of the IBGs.
- Resources given to IBG for signals were found to be insufficient.
✍Examrace Team at Aug 21, 2021