SkyStriker, HIMARS, Apache: India, US Showcase Firepower At Yudh Abhyas 2026 | Watch

Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026 has showcased India's growing unmanned and precision-strike capabilities, with the indigenous SkyStriker loitering munition successfully detecting and striking a designated target at Rajasthan's Mahajan Field Firing Range. The India-US exercise also featured Pinaka, M777, Dhanush artillery systems, Apache attack helicopters, L70 air-defence guns and Swathi weapon-locating radars, while the US Army deployed HIMARS and M-LIDS. The drill focuses on interoperability, Integrated Battle Groups, mountain warfare, drones, autonomous systems and multi-domain operations. US Ambassador Sergio Gor witnessed the firing demonstration and praised the defence partnership.