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Indian Army unveiled comprehensive defence modernisation roadmap

Posted 07 Jul 2025

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The roadmap aims at transforming Indian Army’s capabilities across multiple domains and prepare it for the challenges of future warfare.

Key Highlights of Modernisation Roadmap

  • Advanced Weapon Systems: Development of ultra-fast and highly manoeuvrable weapon systems, including hypersonic glide vehicles, hypersonic air-breathing engines (HEBs), and advanced fourth, fifth, and sixth-generation missiles.
    • Highlights need to transition from conventional dump category ammunition to smart, precision-guided munitions such as loitering munitions. 
    • Advancing efforts in directed energy weapons, such as high-energy lasers and microwave systems, for counter-drone operations, missile defence, and anti-satellite capabilities.
  • Cyber & Electronic Warfare (EW): Aiming spectrum dominance through developing next-generation cyber defence tools, autonomous EW solutions, and resilient satellite systems. 
  • Soldier-Centric Modernization: Equip soldiers with exoskeletons, human augmentation systems, smart body armour, and augmented reality-based battlefield management systems.
    • Also includes integration of AI-powered helmets, smart apparel, and real-time health monitoring to enhance battlefield effectiveness.
  • Logistics & Infrastructure: Modernizing supply chains through AI, blockchain, and IoT integration to create green, sustainable, cyber-resilient logistics systems.
  • Synergy: Synergy between three key stakeholders: Military, which must clearly define operational needs; Policymakers, who must create enabling frameworks; and Industry, which must innovate and deliver tailored solutions.

India’s Initiatives for modernisation of armed forces 

  • Long term Modernisation Planning through 10 Years Integrated Capability Development Plan (ICDP).
  • Raising of niche capability structures in terms of Defence Space Agency, Defence Cyber Agency & Armed Forces Special Operations Division.
  • Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) supporting startups with funding up to ₹1.5 crore.
  • Atmanirbharta in defence manufacturing through initiatives such as positive indigenisation lists, SRIJAN portal, liberalization of FDI in defence R&D. 
  • Tags :
  • Defence modernization
  • Advanced Weapon Systems
  • Cyber & Electronic Warfare
  • Battlefield Management
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