New Delhi, March 10 -- General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday emphasized the transformative impact of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in modern warfare.

The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) successfully hosted a high-level seminar on "UAS Warfare with Special Focus on Counter-UAS" in New Delhi on Monday, according to the Ministry of Defence.

General Chauhan highlighted the key trends -celerity, robotics advancements, and AI-driven intelligence - that are exploited by UAS, making them highly disruptive.

Referencing present-day conflicts, he underscored how drones are reshaping warfare economics with low-cost, high-impact solutions.

The Chief of Defence Staff postulated the imperative to establish a common...