{
  "id": 8419943,
  "title": "Indian & US armies deploy AI and cyber capabilities in Yudh Abhyas wargames",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/indian-us-armies-deploy-ai-and-cyber-capabilities-in-yudh-abhyas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T08:18:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/news/indian-us-armies-deploy-ai-and-cyber-capabilities-in-yudh-abhyas-wargames/articleshow/134349601.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian and American troops are currently engaged in the 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas, which is being held at Auli, Uttarakhand, along with parallel field training at Auli and the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan. This joint military training involves 600 personnel from each army, making it one of the largest bilateral training engagements between the two forces.\n\nThis year's academic discussions at the exercise are focused on future warfare scenarios, with topics including maintaining tactical resilience in GPS-denied and jammed electronic environments, AI-enabled intelligence analysis, operational use of counter-drone systems, and cyber capabilities within multi-domain operations. The discussions aim to provide a more comprehensive understanding of what determines combat effectiveness today, going beyond numerical military assessments.\n\nParallel to the academic discussions, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges are taking place, specifically addressing high-altitude and cold-weather operations. Both armies share valuable experience in these areas, and specialists are exchanging knowledge on medical support in high-altitude terrain, information operations (including cyber, psychological warfare, and electronic warfare), effective use of aviation assets, and employing mortars and snipers in extreme cold and altitude.\n\nThe Command Post Exercise, a key component of Yudh Abhyas, provides commanders and staff from both armies an opportunity to practice joint planning, decision-making, and coordination under simulated operational conditions. This exercise helps build procedural familiarity, which is crucial if these two forces need to operate together in mountainous or semi-mountainous terrain in real-world situations.\n\nYudh Abhyas is just one aspect of a broader joint training ecosystem between India and the US. The two nations have established a network of exercises spanning all branches of their armed forces. This includes the air forces training together through Tarang Shakti, Cope India, and Red Flag; the navies collaborating in Malabar, Milan, and RIMPAC, the world's largest multinational maritime exercise; and Tiger Triumph, a unique tri-service exercise that brings together the army, navy, and air forces of both nations simultaneously to test coordinated operations across land, sea, and air. Collectively, these exercises indicate a defense relationship steadily progressing towards greater interoperability between India and the US.",
  "summary": "Indian and American troops are participating in Exercise Yudh Abhyas, focusing on modern warfare challenges. Discussions cover electronic warfare resilience and AI-enabled intelligence analysis. Expert exchanges address high-altitude and cold-weather operational tactics. This exercise is part of a broader ecosystem of joint military training. These combined efforts build interoperability between…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}