Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Manoj Pande on Sunday introduced to transform the “Battle Squads” into “Integrated Battle Groups” in an effort in the direction of structuring and optimization of the pressure.

General Pande made the announcement whereas talking on the seventy fifth Army Day occasion organised right here at Govindaswami Drill Square floor. “In an effort towards force structuring and optimization, we are planning to convert our Battle Squads into Integrated Battle Groups, which will contribute effectively to the battlefield of the future,” Pande mentioned.

He additional mentioned that “old establishments and units are being disbanded, or are being revamped with suitable changes.”

To make the “teeth-to-tail” ratio efficient with modernization and technological infusion, Pande mentioned, “the Army will be right-sized so that human resource or manpower can be used properly”.

“Our aim will be to move from a manpower-intensive to a technologically driven Army,” mentioned the Army chief, including “our primary focus will be our soldiers, who will be fully prepared and equipped to face the challenges of the future.”

Provision of recent weapons and tools is an integral a part of this effort, for which the Indian Army is set to seek out indigenous options, mentioned Pande. “Modernity through ‘self-reliance’ will be our new mantra.”

Mentioning that the “Indian Defense Industry is rising up to this challenge with competence”, the Army chief mentioned “the Indian Army moving towards partnership from a “buyer-seller relationship” with the business.

“Several initiatives have been taken to further strengthen this relationship, which includes ‘hand holding’.”

He asserted that the Indian Army has full religion within the sturdiness and operability of ‘Made-in-India’ weapons and tools.

“Niche Technologies like Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, quantum communications, unmanned systems, and directed energy weapons are also being indigenized,” mentioned the Army chief, including “we are confident that the Indian Army will fight and win future wars with Indian solutions.”

In the course of creating our processes and techniques efficient and environment friendly, Pande mentioned “we are ending or changing some traditional practices, which have lost their relevance.”

To enhance useful effectivity, he additionally mentioned “we have to make our processes more effective.”

Pointing that infrastructure growth and logistics are essential components of the Indian Army’s operational preparedness, he introduced the infrastructure necessities of the pressure can be “aligned and coordinated with the nationwide logistics coverage on account of the launch of the PM Gatishakti Initiative.

On the Army Day occasion, Pandey additionally mentioned that the Indian Army is set to work together with all companies and departments within the progress of the nation.

Army Day is widely known on January 15 yearly. It was on at the present time in 1949 that General Ok M Cariappa took over as the primary Indian Commander in Chief of the Army.

This is the primary time when this Army Day and its associated occasions are being held exterior the nationwide capital Delhi. 

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