The Indian Army has successfully conducted a large-scale Drone and Counter-Drone Exercise, ‘VAYU SAMANVAY-II’, in the forward desert sector, which took place under the aegis of the Southern Command.
The desert terrain and weather conditions provided an ideal testing ground for both operations, officials said.
The exercise, conducted between October 28 and 29, was designed to validate the Army’s preparedness for next-generation warfare by integrating various aerial and ground assets, along with the fusion of multi-domain command and control centers, in a realistic, electronic warfare and contested operational environment.
Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, General Officer-in-Commanding Chief of Southern Command, has complimented the success of the exercise, adding that the lessons learned here will directly contribute to capability development and accelerated induction of drone and counter-drone systems.
The exercise has been a significant step in the Army’s ongoing efforts to embrace modern technology in a multi-domain environment.
The Army remains committed to modernizing its operational capability, fostering innovation, and ensuring readiness to counter emerging threats across all domains, an official statement said.
Notably, the exercise also enabled the troops to experiment with indigenous technologies under an operational environment.
The two-day exercise focused on developing and testing doctrinal precepts for drone and counter-drone operations, strengthening the Army’s response capability against evolving aerial threats.
It has also showcased joint interoperability between various arms of the Army, reinforcing coordination for technology-enabled operations in sensitive frontier regions.