The language of the modern fight.

A small, agile quadcopter flown via a live video feed worn on the pilot's head, used for reconnaissance or weaponised strike at low cost.

A drone that loiters over an area, identifies a target, and crashes into it as a precision munition. Combines surveillance and strike in one airframe.

The discipline of detecting, classifying and neutralising adversary unmanned aerial systems, from quadcopters to loitering munitions.

A form of electronic attack that transmits false satellite-navigation signals, causing a receiver to compute a fabricated position.

Military operations using the electromagnetic spectrum — to detect, exploit, deceive or deny an adversary's use of it.

The integrated collection, processing and dissemination of battlefield intelligence — by air, ground, signal and space assets.

Combat at short range, typically inside buildings, vehicles or other confined spaces — measured in metres rather than tens of metres.

Coordinated formation of autonomous drones operating as a single tactical unit with shared mission objectives.

Combat operations conducted above 3,500 metres, where physiological, environmental and tactical conditions impose distinct training requirements.

The Ministry of Defence's flagship innovation programme — grants of up to ₹25 crore for Indian defence-tech startups via the Defence Innovation Organisation.

The US Army's flagship platform-scale synthetic training programme, intended to replace a generation of legacy simulators with a unified cloud-native environment.

Indian MoD procurement category for industry-funded prototype development with assured procurement on successful demonstration.