Overview
- Officials confirmed a phased battle array with live commentary to demonstrate how operations progress from reconnaissance and logistics to long‑range fires and air integration.
- European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend, and a small European Union naval contingent will join the parade for the first time.
- The programme lists 18 marching contingents, 13 bands and 30 tableaux, with debuts by the Bhairav light commando battalions, Shaktibaan artillery elements focused on drone warfare and Drone Shakti.
- The flypast will include Rafale, Su-30, MiG-29, Apache, P-8I, C-130, C-295, LCH, ALH and Mi-17 platforms, while BrahMos, Akash, MRSAM, ATAGS and Dhanush will feature in the ground display.
- Enclosures have been renamed after Indian rivers and digital tools such as the Rashtraparv portal/app support wider public access, as the Vande Mataram sesquicentennial is highlighted with Tejendra Kumar Mitra’s artwork and nationwide band performances.