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The Indian Army has embarked connected a large modernisation thrust nether its “Decade of Transformation” initiative, focusing connected automation, digitisation, and the adoption of emerging technologies specified arsenic Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data Analytics to heighten operational readiness, said Lieutenant-General Rajiv Kumar Sahni, Director General of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (DG EME) connected Monday (October 6, 2025).
He said that the years 2024–2025 person been declared the “Year of Technology Absorption”, aimed astatine ensuring technological upgrades scope soldiers connected the ground, not conscionable higher headquarters. The inaugural runs successful parallel with the Ministry of Defence’s “Year of Reforms”, designed to accelerate organization alteration and fortify associated capabilities.
Mr. Sahni was Director General of Information Systems (DGIS) during Operation Sindoor.
During his tenure arsenic DGIS, the Army achieved a 1,200% summation successful integer users and a 620% emergence successful information retention capacity, creating a much connected and businesslike integer ecosystem to enactment faster decision-making.
“AI has go a unit multiplier for the Army, demonstrated during Operation Sindoor, wherever AI-based tools enhanced surveillance, intelligence, and precision targeting. Key systems see the Electronic Intelligence Collation and Analysis System (ECAS), TRINETRA (integrated with Project SANJAY), and predictive modelling and upwind forecasting tools, each of which improved coordination and situational awareness,” helium said portion speaking to media persons here.
He further said that the Army is pursuing liable and phased AI adoption, focusing connected areas that trim hazard to unit and amended determination making, portion maintaining meaningful quality power and beardown ethical governance.
To prolong this integer shift, unit are being upskilled successful AI and information science, and a Defence AI Governance Council is being established to align practices with planetary standards.
Unified AI Platform, an indigenous initiative, is besides nether improvement to integrate operational, intelligence, logistics, and grooming applications. Together, these initiatives purpose to marque the Indian Army a technology-driven, future-ready force, supporting the imaginativeness of Viksit Bharat 2047.
