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Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM), connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) praised the tactical execution of Operation Sindoor, highlighting the seriousness with which its lessons were examined and the introspection that followed.
Speaking to a prime radical of journalists successful the nationalist capital, Admiral Paparo said helium held “tremendous reverence” for the unspeakable lawsuit (Pahalgam attack) that triggered the crisis, acknowledging the gravity of what had unfolded. At the aforesaid time, helium made it wide that helium would reserve further comment, describing the substance arsenic sovereign and champion addressed by the state straight involved.
He besides commended the restraint demonstrated during the operation, underlining the value of preventing escalation successful a volatile information environment.
Referring to the usage of Chinese-origin weapons by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Admiral Paparo stressed that changeless vigilance and readiness are essential. “One ne'er knows erstwhile a situation whitethorn emerge. Maintaining a beardown deterrent posture is critical,” helium said, adding that each cognition indispensable output lessons for aboriginal preparedness.
He noted that modern long-range weapons trust connected analyzable “kill chains”, the integration of sensors, communications, propulsion systems, warheads, and seekers. In the 21st century, helium observed, geography is nary longer the decisive origin it erstwhile was. Capabilities successful space, accusation systems, propulsion technologies and seeker technologies person go much wide accessible.
Success successful modern conflict, helium said, volition beryllium connected mastering the accusation environment, including abstraction and counterspace operations, physics warfare, debased observability and artificial intelligence, to heighten some lethality and survivability.
Admiral Paparo besides praised India’s imaginativeness of leveraging artificial quality for the payment of radical successful the 21st century. He said AI has important defence applications and that INDO-PACOM is astatine the forefront of employing AI successful subject operations. These areas contiguous important opportunities for India and the United States to deepen cooperation, helium added.
Describing the information situation arsenic dynamic and complex, helium said it has contributed to the accelerated maturation of the India-U.S. information partnership.
“Our practice dates backmost galore years, including agreements successful 2018 for Apache helicopters, and much precocious MQ-9 platforms, GE-414 engines, P-8I aircraft, and MH-60 Romeo helicopters,” helium said.
Looking ahead, helium said some countries are expanding practice not lone successful method capabilities but besides done associated exercises specified arsenic Tiger Triumph, Malabar, Cope India, and RIMPAC. “Across shared interests, associated exercises and enhanced capabilities, the narration is connected a steep upward trajectory,” helium said.
On maritime domain awareness, Admiral Paparo said the U.S. views India arsenic a large contributor to information successful the Indian Ocean Region and commends it for that role. Maritime domain awareness, including undersea domain awareness, remains a cardinal country of bilateral cooperation, helium added.
