Overview
- Held from October 13 to 15, the training brought India’s National Security Guard together with EU High Risk Security Network instructors and technical experts.
- The programme blended special forces tactics in urban settings with advanced counter‑UAS techniques and culminated in a joint simulation to test interoperability.
- Officials said the activity will lead to drafting Standard Operating Procedures and an Engagement Decision Matrix to protect mass gatherings and critical infrastructure.
- Participants examined evolving threats including drone swarms and autonomous systems and highlighted needs such as AI-driven detection, sensor fusion, directed energy and kinetic defenses.
- The EU Delegation to India organised the exercise with NSG cooperation, situating it within expanding EU‑India counterterrorism ties following recent strategic engagements.