Pune, February 10 Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, reviewed an all-arms manoeuvre exercise with live firing conducted by the Army's Rudra Brigade at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on Tuesday. "Exercise Rudra Shakti 2026" validated the Indian Army's capability to undertake high-intensity, integrated operations in the evolving battlefield environments, according to a defence release in Pune, where the Southern Command is headquartered. The exercise was conducted as a follow-up to "Exercise Akhand Prahar," which had previously validated the Rudra Brigade and new operational concepts in the desert sector. The live firing exercise at Pokhran focused on further enhancing combat integration and operational effectiveness through the synchronized employment of mechanized forces, artillery, air defence units, Army Aviation assets, including ALH-WSI and Apache helicopters, along with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Counter-UAS capabilities, according to the release. The exercise demonstrated seamless synergy across land, air, and digital domains, it maintained. During the review, Lieutenant General Seth interacted with troops and commended all ranks for their exemplary training standards, professionalism, and operational preparedness, while lauding their ability to execute complex missions with speed, precision, and cohesion, it said. "Exercise Rudra Shakti" stands as a testament to the Indian Army's ongoing transformation, where organizational innovation, tactical evolution, and technological integration are advancing together, according to the release. It reaffirms the Army's unwavering commitment to remain mission-ready, technologically empowered, and future-ready to meet emerging security challenges, it added.