Hydrabad: On Sunday, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that there is a need to focus on incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data computing into the armed forces' system.He also added that the northern adversary of the country (China) is spending "huge money" on this technology.
Addressing the final function of the National Conference on "Self Reliance in Defence Manufacturing" in Hyderabad, he said rapid advances in technology necessitated incorporation of the industrial sector into defence manufacturing.
"Apart from guns and rifles, we will see lot of non-contact warfare happening. Future wars are going to be fought in cyber domain", he said.
"Our adversary on the northern border (China) is spending huge amounts of money on Artificial Intelligence and cyber warfare. We cannot be left behind. It is time for us to also focus on AI and on Big Data Analytics rather than just keeping it confined to mere definitions," the army chief said.
He said there are some countries willing to share technology with India and the industry needs to partner with some of the foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers and see how best they incorporate technology and "we get manufacturing within our country."
For keeping pace with the advancements in warfare, the armed forces have to be ever prepared by imbibing new technologies, he said.