The Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Friday shared that it will be a major event with the intent to promote 'Aatmanirbharta' initiative in Defence sector, where 75 newly-developed AI products and technologies, having applications in defence, will be launched, as part of the celebrations marking 75 years of Independence 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'. "Nature of modern warfare is changing and AI will play a significant role in warfare. These products are tested and soon to be deployed in the safety and security of the nation," Kumar said.
Additionally, Kumar said that the products are in the domains of automation, unmanned, robotics systems, cyber security, human behaviour analysis, intelligent monitoring system, logistics and supply chain management, speech, voice analysis and Command, Control, Communication, Computer and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems and operational data analytics. "Besides the 75 products being launched, another 100 are in various stages of development," he added. Two top defence exporters one each from the public and private sector will be felicitated during the event.
Additional Secretary Sanjay Jaju said that defence exports have crossed the highest ever figure of ₹13,000 crore in Financial Year 2021-22, with 70 per cent contribution coming from the private sector and the remaining 30 per cent from the public sector. The event will hold panel discussions on 'Deploying AI in Defence', 'GenNext AI solutions' and 'AI in Defence - Industry Perspective', with active participation from the Services, academia, students, research organisations and Industry. The event is likely to be attended by dignitaries from friendly foreign countries, senior officials from Ministry of Defence and other Ministries of Government of India, representatives from research institutes, academia and the Industry.
(With inputs from ANI)
