IMR DEFENCE EVENTS SHOWCASE
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The Indian Army is observing 2024 as the Year of Technology Absorption. The Chief of Army Staff, Gen Manoj Pande made an announcement to that effect on the occasion of Army Day 2024. This is a sequel to the Year of Technology Transformation announced in 2023. As a part of this initiative, the Centre for Land Warfare Studies is organizing a series of four Seminars to focus on the impact of Technology on the Soldier, Combat Vehicles, Firepower and Combat Engineering and its ramifications on warfighting techniques.
As far as soldiers go, latest technologies must be harnessed to enable the army to deploy a fully-networked, all-terrain and all-weather infantry with enhanced firepower and mobility for the future digitised battlefield. The focus is on the need to provide the soldier with greater lethality, movement, survivability, sustainability, communications and situational awareness.
Operational Scenarios
Emerging technologies are changing battlefield tasks. Automated aids to decision making may allow choices to be made more rapidly, thereby reducing cognitive workload and enhancing command and control.
Unmanned systems along with human-machine teams (including human-computer interfaces) and robotic technologies could have far reaching impact on the performance requirements of front-line combat.
At the Tactical level, future warfare is likely to become further characterised by human-machine teams. Smaller mounted teams using remote weapon systems, may make current robust physical attributes of the infantry soldier less critical in favour of the more cognitive.
Components
In terms of equipping a force, as part of organization, the soldiers must have the four types of technologically competent components mentioned below.
(a) Lethality. Superior lethal effects with weapons in all situations and ranges.
(b) Protection. This includes a range of personal protection equipment items, including ballistic helmets, improved body armour, updated riot control and less-than-lethal equipment.
(c) Situational Awareness. The ability to see what is going on and share it with colleagues.
(d) Mobility & Resilience. What the soldier wears and carries enabling him to survive, fight, and complete mission specific tasks in the various environments in which he may operate.
(e) Support. Improved personal support items (such as first aid kits), individual illumination (both visible and Infra Red), and calorific sustenance.
Key Themes
The seminar will focus on:
(a) Personal and supporting weapons.
(b) Protection and Survivability.
(c) Reducing the Load to Maximise Soldier Mobility.
(d) Communications, Data Handling and Power supplies.
(e) Night Fighting Capabilities.
(f) Equipping for special operations.
WEDNESDAY, 24 APRIL 2024
0830 – 0930 hrs Registration and Welcome Tea
SESSION 1 – INAUGURAL SESSION (0930 -1020 hrs)
0930 – 0940 hrs Welcome Address Director, Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Retd, Director General Centre for Land Warfare Studies.
0940 – 1000 hrs Inaugural Address by Lt Gen Manoj Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army Staff.
1000 – 1010 hrs Launch of Chair of Excellence by Chief of the Army Staff
Book Launch “India and the Gulf: A Security Perspective” by Dr. Manjari Singh
1010 – 1030 hrs Keynote Address. Dr Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
1030 – 1100 hrs Group Photo, Refreshments and Exhibition
SESSION 2 – CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY CAPABILITIES (1100 -1330 hrs)
Chair and Moderator: Lt Gen Vineet Gaur, AVSM, Director General Capability Development
1100 – 1115 hrs Introduction of panelists and Chairman’s Opening Remarks.
1115 – 1130 hrs Emerging Technologies for Modern Warfare. Prof Mayank Vatsa, IIT Jodhpur
1130 – 1145 hrs Industry presentation - Power/ energy solutions. Speaker from Godi India.
1145 – 1200 hrs Industry presentation - Communications solutions. Speaker from Shyam VNL.
1200 – 1215 hrs Industry presentation. Ballistic Protection and Electro-optics. Speaker from MKU Ltd
1215 – 1230 hrs Industry presentation. Power/ energy requirements. Speaker from FC TecNrgy Pvt Ltd
1230 – 1245 hrs Industry presentation. Defence production. Speaker from Uni Deritend Ltd
1245 – 1300 hrs Q&A/ Discussion
1300 – 1400 hrs Lunch
SESSION 3 – EMPOWERING SOLDIERS: AMPLIFYING IMPACT THROUGH MODERN TECHNOLOGIES (1400 - 1500 hrs)
Chair and Moderator: Lt Gen (Dr) Subrata Saha, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM** (Retd), Member NSAB
1400 – 1415 hrs Introduction of panelists and Chairman’s Opening Remarks.
1415 – 1430 hrs Advancements in Military Communication Systems. Maj Gen Sunil Mehrotra, ADG Signals Dte
1430 – 1445 hrs Decision Support for the Army. Sh SB Taneja, Sc H, Director ISSA, DRDO
1445 – 1500 hrs Q&A/ Discussion
SESSION 4 – MAXIMISING TECH EFFECTIVENESS & SOLDIER PREPAREDNESS (1500 - 1710 hrs)
Chair and Moderator: Lt Gen PR Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), former Director General Artillery
1500 – 1515 hrs Introduction of panelists and Chairman’s Opening Remarks
1515 – 1530 hrs Making the Soldier Cyber Resilient. Lt Gen (Dr) Rajesh Pant, PVSM AVSM VSM (Retd). former
National Cyber Security Coordinator.
1530 – 1545 hrs Operating in a Drone Dominated Environment. Dr R Shivaraman, Entrepreneur (Big Bang Boom Solutions)
1545 – 1600 hrs Human Augmentation and Soldier Performance. Dr K Mohanavelu, Scientist DRDO
1600 – 1615 hrs Training & Simulation Technologies. Maj Gen Ajay Sharma, Dy Commandant, MCEME
1615 – 1630 hrs Q&A/ Discussion
1630 – 1645 hrs Closing Remarks. Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, PVSM, AVSM, Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Strategy).
1700 – 1710 hrs Vote of Thanks. Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Retd, Director General CLAWS
1710 hrs Refreshments and close.
SMALL ARMS & ACCESSORIES
Pistol, Carbine, Special Weapons, Assault Rifles, Machine Guns, Mortars, Grenade Launchers, Sniper Rifles, Anti-Tank Missiles, Special Forces Weapons, Ammunition
COMBAT KIT
Personal Clothing, CBRN Suits, Web Equipment, High-Altitude Clothing, Load Carrying Systems, Light Weight Garments, Sustained Survival Systems
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Light Weight Ballistic Helmet, Bullet Proof Vests, Body Armour With 360-Degree Protection, Anti-Mine Shoes, Mine Protected Vehicles, Acclimatisation Aids, EOD IEDD Systems, Multi-Spectral Camouflage Systems
ELECTRO-OPTICS SYSTEMS
Day Vision Devices, Night Vision Devices, Night Vision Goggles, II Sights, Hand Held II Scopes, Thermal Sights for Weapons, Observation & Surveillance Devices, Battle Field Surveillance Radars, Navigation Equipment, Hand Held Colour Display Integrated Head Gear Subsystem Display, Battle Field Command and Information System.
MOBILITY
All Terrain Vehicle, Mine Protected Vehicle, Lightly Armoured and Air Transportable Vehicles, Mobility Under Armour Protection, Exoskeletons, Jet-powered Systems
COMMUNICATIONS
Personal Net Digital Radio, Low Level Multi-Band Inter/Intra Team Radio, Ground-to-Air Transmission, Integrated Headgear With Observation and Comm Devices, PDA (Personal Data Assistant), Individual Soldier's Computer Communication.
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