Overview

• Gen Anil Chauhan urged unified, swift and decisive responses, saying future battlefields will demand joint thinking, planning and execution across domains.
• He outlined Mission Sudarshan Chakra as a shield-and-sword air and missile defence effort requiring extensive sensor, weapon and AI integration with a 2035 rollout goal.
• Organisers said releases include doctrines for multi-domain operations, special forces and airborne/heliborne missions alongside a Technology Perspective & Capability Roadmap.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, delivering the plenary, called for readiness for prolonged, unpredictable wars and prioritisation of AI, cyber, UAVs, space and proactive strategy.
• Service leaders emphasized institutionalising joint training and rapid technology absorption, with lessons from May’s Operation Sindoor already being implemented.