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Elaborating on the novel initiatives of ARTRAC, GOC-in-C brought out the impetus provided towards Drone Training, steps taken to absorb niche technologies, introduction of the concept of 'Red Teaming', and initiatives towards Digitisation and Automation in the Indian Army.

"The exercise featured advanced deep-sea diving evolutions, including mixed gas diving drills," the spokesperson said.

Lt Gen Asryan also met IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh and held discussion with him on enhancing operational cooperation, interoperability, and strengthening bilateral air power ties, the Indian Air Force said on Tuesday.

"There is no place for any double standards, and SCO should not hesitate in seeking appropriate action against those who abet, shelter, and provide safe havens to terrorists," Singh said.

“The spending pattern suggests that the world is feeling less secure and is spending on its military to compensate for the global landscape,” researcher Lorenzo Scarazzato said.

"A USAWC Distinguished Fellow himself, General Upendra Dwivedi is an alumnus of the prestigious college and toured key facilities and participated in academic engagements, including panel discussions, reviewing advanced study projects of the scholars program and interacting with distinguished members of the institution," the Indian Army added.

His visit to Germany also comes amid the West Asia conflict that has stretched for over 50 days, with global ramifications.

The traffic on a 12-km stretch of the expressway has been diverted till May 1 as a precautionary measure and will resume from May 2, after the exercise concludes.

According to the Defence Ministry, the agenda is broad, covering everything from traditional military-to-military engagements to cooperation in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, cyber security, and drone technology.

The last visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Germany was by Nirmala Sitharaman in February 2019. Boris Pistorius had visited India in June 2023 and held extensive talks with Rajnath Singh.

Because Pune functions on a dual-use model — where civilian commercial flights share a single runway with an active Air Force station — any disruption to military activity has an immediate knock-on effect for passenger travel.

The top leadership underscored the urgent need to accelerate capabilities for indigenous production of military hardware and strengthen self-reliance in defence to ensure long-term strategic resilience.