According to a report by the Economic Times on September 24, the Indian military plans to hold a "Cold Start" (Cold Start) military exercise at the beginning of October, which may send a "hot signal" to Pakistan. This is the first time that India will conduct a military exercise focusing on drones and counter-drone operations, with the main objective of testing India's unmanned combat systems and their countermeasures. The Army, Navy, and Air Force will all participate in the exercise. The term "Cold Start" itself refers to India's "Cold Start Doctrine," a military concept emphasizing rapid deployment, limited scale, and high-intensity joint operations. It aims to carry out punitive strikes without triggering Pakistan's nuclear threshold and to complete the campaign objectives quickly before external intervention. By using this strategic concept as the name of the exercise, three signals are conveyed: First, India's strategic concept has been upgraded. Unmanned systems occupy a central position in rapid joint strikes, and technology-driven counterattack capabilities will allow India to respond more swiftly to any provocation. Second, India's strategic system has been upgraded. "Cold Start" is moving towards a new phase of multi-domain and unmanned warfare. Future counterattacks will be composed of armed drones, loitering munitions, swarms, and electronic warfare. At the same time, it will retain the option of making a decisive counterattack against aggression or terrorist attacks without escalating into a full-scale war. Currently, the Indian Army is undergoing restructuring and may form next-generation integrated battle groups (IBG), combining infantry, armored units, air defense units, logistics units, attack helicopters, drones, and anti-drone technology, to support this strategy and upgrade it into a digitally enhanced high-speed operational strategy. Based on this, the Indian Army has reorganized two battalions in the border areas into a new all-arms integrated brigade called "Rudra."
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