New Delhi: Indian Army, Navy and Air Force will conduct a joint exercise called “Cold Start” in the first week of October to test drone and counter-drone systems, officials are known as the largest such exercise since Operation Sindoor Hindu said Tuesday.
It said the exercise is likely to be held in Madhya Pradesh.
The exercise is designed to assess the effectiveness and disadvantages of current air defense capabilities. Citing a senior official, the incident will focus on the action readiness to assess the evolving air threat.
The Cold Start Doctrine is a rapid offensive operation conducted by the Indian armed forces. Therefore, it will bypass traditional slow force mobilization to achieve traditional goals in limited time marks.
Exercises aimed at assessing the shortcomings of current air defense capabilities
The doctrine developed after Operation Parakram was exposed to India’s slow response to the 2001 parliamentary attack, aimed at providing a rapid, decisive and limited military response without triggering a full-scale war. However, analysts say that given Pakistan has tactical nuclear weapons, it poses a significant risk of escalating conflict to the nuclear level.
Industry partners, R&D institutions, academia and other stakeholders will also participate in the “cold start” exercise.
Speaking at the meeting of Delhi, Director of the Integrated Defense Forces of India, Delhi, “Anti-UAVs and Air Defense Systems – The Future of Modern Warfare”.
“Our anti-drone and GPS jamming systems are effectively executed during the Sindooor operation, ensuring damage to the opponent’s drone. However, the opponent also learns our capabilities. Next time, we have to be ahead, better, and better,” Hindu Quote him.
He said the vision for the future involves a comprehensive defense system inspired by the Sudarshan Chakra concept to deal with drones, drones, supersonic weapons and other threats. Given the antisocial elements of drone technology, systems that are needed for peace and battlefield use, therefore, extensive anti-drone capabilities are required.
Posted at Dawn on September 24, 2025
