Overview
- The Udhampur-based exercise, held over four days and involving the Army, Air Force and Navy, wrapped up with what officials called new lessons and sharper responses to future warfare.
- Commanders and forward-deployed troops trained against simulated cyber intrusions, space and electromagnetic disruptions, spectrum saturation, jamming, spoofing and cognitive attacks.
- Central Armed Police Forces, central government agencies and private-sector partners participated, with indigenous industry involvement highlighted as progress toward jointness and self-reliance.
- Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma urged leveraging niche technology and a whole-of-nation approach, noting the need to protect critical assets and retain the capacity for punitive action if required.
- The drill—identified in one account as Vidyut Vidhhwans—was presented by the command as setting new benchmarks in preparedness and interoperability across high-altitude and border theatres.