IAF adopts indigenous AI as Rajnath Singh calls for future-ready warfare
The Indian Air Force has launched a suite of indigenous AI applications developed by its UDAAN center to automate administrative, operational, and safety tasks. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized that these tools are part of a broader strategy to maintain a competitive edge and surprise adversaries in future warfare.
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This reflects the growing trend of national militaries integrating sovereign AI solutions to enhance operational efficiency and strategic readiness.
The Indian Air Force has turned to indigenous artificial intelligence to strengthen its operational capabilities, introducing a suite of homegrown applications designed to automate tasks across operations, administration and aerospace safety.The launch was announced by defence minister Rajnath Singh at the Air Force Commanders' Conference in New Delhi on Thursday, where he also called for greater preparedness against emerging threats, urging the armed forces to sharpen their ability to surprise adversaries while remaining alert to unexpected enemy moves.According to an official ministry of defence release, the applications have been developed in-house by the IAF's AI Centre of Excellence under the Unit for Digitisation, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Application Networking (UDAAN).Deployed on the Air Force's secure network, the applications are aimed at expediting tasks across three key areas, military operations, administrative functions and aerospace safety.
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