Chennai:
As the future of warfare is set to change, India is gearing itself to be prepared for ‘non-contact wars’ and defence research development organisation is working to boost the technical expertise of the forces in air, water and land.
Speaking during the 55th Institute Day of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras here on Thursday, defence secretary and director general of defence research development organisation Avinash Chander said that the future of warfare is going to be non-contact warfare as such India is developing unmanned systems, robotics besides preparing for conflicts under water.
He said in the next 40 to 50 years, seventy per cent of engagement would be through unmanned systems. He said with the technological expertise, the way the war is fought is changing. “Tomorrow’s war is about assured kill. The accuracy has improved from few metres to sub metres,” he said.
He said that the country is also focussing on robotics and also to have an upper hand on under water warfare.
“We will be forced to explore bottom of the ocean and it is here where the new conflicts will evolve and we have to prepare for it,” he said.
He also highlighted how defence technology have shaped the US economy while stressing on the need to develop research in the field.
He said while the strength of the country is in service sector but to become an economic power the focus should be on manufacturing.
He said scientific and academic institutions must focus on innovation and not on repeating experiments and reproduce products. Ruing that industry in India spends the lowest on research and development, he said government, scientific institutions and industry should work to change innovative hubs to become part of technology growth.
He said the country instead of catching up with technology should become a leader in technology.
As the future of warfare is set to change, India is gearing itself to be prepared for ‘non-contact wars’ and defence research development organisation is working to boost the technical expertise of the forces in air, water and land.
Speaking during the 55th Institute Day of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras here on Thursday, defence secretary and director general of defence research development organisation Avinash Chander said that the future of warfare is going to be non-contact warfare as such India is developing unmanned systems, robotics besides preparing for conflicts under water.
He said in the next 40 to 50 years, seventy per cent of engagement would be through unmanned systems. He said with the technological expertise, the way the war is fought is changing. “Tomorrow’s war is about assured kill. The accuracy has improved from few metres to sub metres,” he said.
He said that the country is also focussing on robotics and also to have an upper hand on under water warfare.
“We will be forced to explore bottom of the ocean and it is here where the new conflicts will evolve and we have to prepare for it,” he said.
He also highlighted how defence technology have shaped the US economy while stressing on the need to develop research in the field.
He said while the strength of the country is in service sector but to become an economic power the focus should be on manufacturing.
He said scientific and academic institutions must focus on innovation and not on repeating experiments and reproduce products. Ruing that industry in India spends the lowest on research and development, he said government, scientific institutions and industry should work to change innovative hubs to become part of technology growth.
He said the country instead of catching up with technology should become a leader in technology.
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