The importance of interconnection for the effective use of disruptive and futuristic technologies in military applications was among some of the issues highlighted during a day-long seminar in New Delhi.
Base Repair Depot (BRD), Palam organized a seminar titled ‘Emerging Disruptive and Futuristic Technology and their Application in Military Domains’ on Thursday in New Delhi. The event, held under the aegis of Maintenance Command of the Indian Air Force, was inaugurated by Air Marshal Vibhas Pande AVSM VSM, AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command. The seminar was attended by prominent guests from the IAF, sister services, academia/DPSUs, and civil agencies.
Air Marshal Vibhas Pande emphasized the importance of interconnection for the effective use of disruptive and futuristic technologies in military applications. The first session, chaired by AVM PS Sarin, Assistant Chief of Air Staff Engineering (A), focused on understanding the nature of emerging technologies and their application in the Armed Forces.
The second session, chaired by AVM SK Jain, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (MP), aimed to bring the requirements of the Armed Forces and the capabilities of the defense manufacturing ecosystem into unison. Experts from various technological fields discussed topics such as Industry 4.0, blockchain technology, and operational decision support systems using intelligent automation. The seminar served as a unique platform for experts to explore the ways in which technology can act as a force multiplier for the Indian Armed Forces, in line with the clarion call of “Atma Nirbar Bharat.”