Overview
- The 13-day exercise ran March 6–18 at the Babina Field Firing Ranges in Uttar Pradesh and concluded on Wednesday under the Indian Army’s Southern Command.
- Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth witnessed the culmination and praised participating units for professionalism, operational excellence and readiness.
- Mechanised formations operated alongside newly inducted Apache attack helicopters, fighter aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, counter-drone systems and network-enabled platforms under a robust command-and-control framework.
- High-tempo manoeuvres featured real-time drone-enabled surveillance and target acquisition, precision engagements, secure communications and faster decision-making.
- According to the Army, the drills validated new operational concepts and reorganised force structures, tested battlefield airspace management for UAS and counter-UAS, and fused EW, Air Defence, ISR and night-fighting capabilities to advance a future-ready force.