Overview
- At HQ IDS–SIDM’s Brainstorming Session 2.0 in New Delhi, General Anil Chauhan led tracks on defence R&D, autonomous systems, and ammunition and explosives under the Aatmanirbharta theme.
- Senior participants included the Defence Secretary, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, DRDO, DPSUs, service headquarters, private industry and academia at the Manekshaw Centre.
- Chauhan cautioned suppliers against overpromising and missing deadlines, urging truthful disclosure of indigenous content and stressing the need to deliver on time at competitive prices.
- Air Marshal Dixit called for a stronger domestic industrial base with emphasis on technological advancement and research and development.
- Organisers said session outcomes aim to advance self-reliance and operational readiness, with the CDS pointing to lessons from Operation Sindoor and recent electronic warfare and drone exercises involving industry.