Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari on Nov. 19 pressured the necessity for investing in new and disruptive applied sciences.

Speaking at a session on Aerospace and Defence within the Synergia Conclave 2023, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief mentioned, “It is imperative that we invest in new and disruptive technologies, and identify innovative solutions for their applications in the aerospace domain.”

Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari mentioned that for this to occur it’ll require a joint and consolidated effort on the a part of all stakeholders.

“It will require a joint and consolidated effort on the part of all stakeholders, including defence PSU’s, private industries, academia, and all others to facilitate the process of aligning technologies that will enable our armed forces to emerge victorious in any future conflict,” Mr. Chaudhari mentioned.

The IAF chief mentioned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) might not exchange human ingenuity, technological improvements can guarantee enhanced survivability, the flexibleness of equipment, and efficient fight for profitable methods.

“Technologies can be applied in terms of stealth, self-healing structures, powerful health monitoring and diagnostics systems, and more efficient engines. Therefore, AI and machine learning can facilitate improvements within the aerospace and defence sector,” the IAF Chief mentioned.

He added that the IAF is deeply concerned in a number of initiatives throughout domains like house, and that it’s working in the direction of enhancing its personal capabilities.

On the functions of disruptive applied sciences, he mentioned that standard information will result in incremental change however the progressive use of converging expertise will result in exponential change.

He additionally mentioned that the conversions of applied sciences, slightly than particular person applied sciences, have confirmed to be recreation changers on the battlefield as we speak.