New Delhi: Army dog ‘Phantom’ made the supreme sacrifice while fighting the terrorists in Akhnoor sector of the Jammu and Kashmir. The four year old sniffer dog was killed during an ambush-encounter operation in J&K on Tuesday. While security forces countered the terrorists, the ‘Phantom’ sustained serious injuries in firing.
Assault dogs in Indian Army have played a crucial roles in anti-terrorist operations in conflict zones and several of them have laid down their lives protecting troops. The Army maintains a unit of assault dogs called the K9. They are a specialised unit of canine trained in multiple tasks including assault and counter-insurgency missions.
These K9 unit canines are equipped with the advanced gadgets to deal with any combat situations. Two K9 assault dogs were also killed in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 2022.
Most of these dogs are brought up at over two century-old Remount & Veterinary Corp Centre and College in Meerut. To know more about the K9 Dogs of War, Watch the full documentary here.
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