With the aim of achieving self-reliance in defence technologies, India’s Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) in collaboration with the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), is organising a Workshop and Exhibition on Indigenisation of Critical Components Currently Being Imported from Foreign OEMs in the Areas of UAV & C-UAS tomorrow, July 16, at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi.
The event follows recent India-Pakistan hostilities, including Operation Sindoor, which highlighted the strategic importance and operational effectiveness of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS.
Recognising the importance of reducing the dependency on OEMs for critical UAS and C-UAS components, tomorrow’s event aims to bring together all relevant stakeholders, including defence experts, policymakers, military leaders, scientists and private industry, to develop a strategic roadmap for indigenisation. The Indian government hopes the event serves as a catalyst for innovation, knowledge sharing and long-term capability building in uncrewed systems.
The workshop will feature talks by prominent experts, live demonstrations of indigenous technologies and discussions on overcoming existing challenges in domestic production. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan will attend the event and Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will deliver the closing address, summarising the discussions and presenting the expected outcome – a strategic policy document focused on the indigenisation of UAS and C-UAS systems and their critical subcomponents.
The initiative aligns with India’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, or ‘self-reliant India’, which works to bolster national security, enhance defence preparedness and transform India into a global hub for advanced military technologies.
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