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Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan Reveals The Secret Strategy In Warding Off Drone Threat From Pakistan

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has  said recent conflicts globally have demonstrated how drones can ‘shift tactical balance disproportionately’, and asserted that self-reliance in UAVs and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) is a ‘strategic imperative’ for India.

In his address at an event held at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi as reported y PTI, , Gen Chauhan also said Operation Sindoor has shown why indigenously developed Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and C-UAS ‘built for our terrain and our needs are crucial’.

A day-long workshop on ‘Indigenisation of Critical Components Currently Being Imported from Foreign OEMs in the Areas of UAV & C-UAS’ is being hosted by Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff, in collaboration with the think-tank Centre for Joint Warfare Studies.

The event comes against the backdrop of recent India-Pakistan hostilities, including Operation Sindoor, which highlighted the strategic importance and operational effectiveness of UAVs and C-UAS, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), in his keynote address at the inaugural session, said drones are proof of reality, and their widespread utility in recent conflicts demonstrates how drones can shift tactical balance disproportionately to their size or price.

“Asymmetric drone warfare is making large platforms vulnerable and driving militaries to rethink the conceptual aspects of air doctrines, development of C-UAS and adaptive moves of engagement,” he said.

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