Indian & US armies deploy AI and cyber capabilities in Yudh Abhyas wargames
The Indian and US armies are conducting the 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas, focusing on modern warfare tactics including AI-enabled intelligence and cyber operations. The training emphasizes joint planning and operational readiness in high-altitude and extreme cold environments.
Why it matters
This exercise signals deepening military interoperability between India and the US, reflecting a strategic alignment in response to evolving global security threats.
Indian and American troops are deep into the 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas, running Command Post Exercises, Expert Academic Discussions and Subject Matter Expert Exchanges at Auli, Uttarakhand, alongside parallel field training at Auli and the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan. Together, they bring 600 personnel from each army into what has become one of the most substantive bilateral training engagements between the two forces.The academic discussions this year are firmly focused on where modern warfare is headed. Topics on the table include maintaining tactical resilience in GPS-denied and heavily jammed electronic warfare environments, AI-enabled intelligence analysis, the operational use of counter-drone systems, and cyber capabilities within a broader multi-domain operations framework.
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