Military leaders discuss future of warfare, artillery at seminar in Chandigarh

…of delivering rapid, accurate, and decisive effects across the battlefield, an official statement said on Sunday. Delivering the opening address, Lt Gen Anoop Shinghal, Director General Artillery, emphasised that the future effectiveness of artillery would increasingly depend not merely upon the range or calibre of individual weapon systems, but upon the ability to network sensors, shooters and decision-makers across domains. Integration of guns, rockets and missiles with unmanned aerial systems, battlefield surveillance systems, satellite and aerial intelligence, precision target-acquisition systems and resilient command-and-control…

…through the convergence of information, technology and firepower, the statement said. In his closing remarks, Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army's Western Command, observed that the Regiment of Artillery is undergoing a comprehensive transformation driven by enhanced ranges, precision, AI, automation, persistent surveillance and networking. He emphasised the need to continuously evolve doctrines, technologies, organisations and training methodologies to ensure that Indian Artillery remains capable of delivering responsive, precise and decisive fires…