Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff conducts Joint Electromagnetic Board Meeting 2025

The Annual Meeting of Joint Electro Magnetic Board (JEMB), a Sub Committee of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) was held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) Air Marshal Rakesh Sinha on November 20, 2025 in New Delhi. The meeting was conducted with a singular aim to achieve synergy in Joint Operations by the three Services. It covered multiple agendas including enforcing Jointness & Integration in the fields of Electronic Warfare, EMI/ EMC, CUAS Ops, Harnessing Emerging Technologies and Spectrum Management.

The event witnessed the demonstration of Electromagnetic Battlespace Management System to ensure efficient exploitation of spectrum at the Tactical Battlefield Area (TBA). Technical News Letter (TNL) 2025, a vital document which talks about future technologies that have potential to revolutionise the modern warfare was released during the event.

In his address, Air Marshal Rakesh Sinha acknowledged the efforts of the Services in successful conduct of Operation Sindoor and subsequent joint training exercises conducted to incorporate the lessons learnt. He also appreciated the progress being achieved in various niche technology domains by concerted efforts by Defence PSUs, Industry Partners and Academia, reinforcing the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Aatmanirbharta.