In a powerful address, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit declared that tri-service integration in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and counter-UAS is a non-negotiable strategic imperative for India's defense. Stressing that no single service can win future conflicts alone, he emphasised that collective leadership and shared situational awareness are vital. Marking the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor- India’s high-intensity, multi-domain response under a nuclear umbrella- he revealed that drones became the weapon of choice for the first time in an Indo-Pak conflict, serving as a mere opening act for future robotic warfare.