#WATCH | Nashik, Maharashtra: On 59 officers completing courses and 25 being awarded Flying Wings, Goc-in-C, Army Training Command, Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, says, “At the Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS), 59 of our officers have graduated. Of these, approximately 25 officers have earned their wings following their Basic Flying Training…the event today marks their graduation ceremony. This occasion serves to demonstrate how the Indian Army comprehensively prepares its officers for the battlefield and for operational deployments. The Combat Army Aviation Training School imparts training over 3 months, providing its pilots with basic, advanced, and combat-specific training…over the span of approximately 23 years, we have trained 1,794 officers. Among them, we have trained about 20 women officers. We have also provided training to officers from friendly foreign nations…when CATS was first established, it offered approximately 3 courses. As of today, that number has increased sixfold, with 18 different courses currently being conducted. Each year, approximately 150 officers receive…Exercise Aviation Shakti serves to illustrate the capabilities of our pilots and their aircraft, demonstrating how they can effectively orchestrate and coordinate their assets during times of conflict…on behalf of the Indian Army, I extend my warmest congratulations to all the graduating officers…” On the role of drones in modern warfare, he says, “The large-scale drone is fully capable of providing us with critical intelligence. The payload it carries, comprising advanced electro-optical and reconnaissance systems, grants it an exceptionally long operational range. It boasts impressive endurance, and its telemetry systems are designed to ensure that intelligence is transmitted to you in real-time. This system is now slated for induction into our forces.”

#WATCH | Outgoing CDS General Anil Chauhan says, "It's a matter of great honour for me to superannuate with a tri-services guard of honour. I thank the three services and Headquarters IDS for it. With the conclusion of the guard of honour, I bid farewell to my colleagues in uniform, comrades in arms forever. I just laid the wreath at the War Memorial for the last time in uniform, as a humble tribute to those who laid down their lives in the line of duty. After the wreath laying, I was welcomed by the friends, relatives and well-wishers. This is symbolic of my transition from uniform to civilian life. I had a very satisfying and excellent tenure."