Overview

• Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh delivered the keynote address emphasizing the necessity for the army to adapt swiftly to emerging hybrid threats, integrate cutting-edge technologies.
• The roadmap prioritizes indigenous solar-powered drones for extended endurance and stealth capabilities to bolster unmanned aerial surveillance and strike missions.
• Technical sessions explored autonomous robotic combat systems, soldier-centric innovations such as exoskeletons, adaptive camouflage, AI-based battlefield management.
• A formal MoU between the South Western Command, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur launches joint R&D initiatives to accelerate self-reliant defence innovation.
• The establishment of unified defence-industry innovation hubs will support ethical AI governance, human oversight, compliance with international humanitarian law in developing lethal autonomous weapon systems.