OPERATION SINDOOR DEMONSTRATED OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND STRATEGIC VALUE OF INDIGENOUS UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND COUNTER-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, SAYS CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF

India, July 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

"Operation Sindoor demonstrated the operational effectiveness and strategic value of indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)," said Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan while underscoring the strategic urgency of achieving full-spectrum indigenisation of these platforms and their counter-measures. He was delivering the keynote address after inaugurating a Workshop and Exhibition on Indigenisation of Critical Components in UAV and C-UAS at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on July 16, 2025.

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