Indian Army launches Mechanisation Technology Seminar 2.0

Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army's Western Command, has inaugurated the curtain raiser for the Mechanisation Technology Seminar 2.0 (MTS 2.0). Held at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi, the event outlined the vision for the upcoming main seminar scheduled for December 14-15 at Chandimandir Military Station.

The seminar, themed ‘CHAKRA – Transforming Existing Platforms for Future Combat’, aims to modernize existing military platforms to make them more effective, lethal, and survivable. The initiative focuses on technological transformation, civil-military collaboration, and ‘Atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) to strengthen indigenous defense capabilities.

Organized by the Western Command in collaboration with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), the program will bring together stakeholders from the military, defense industry, and academia. Key areas of focus include combat capability enhancement, harnessing emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and drones, and translating operational requirements into defined technological solutions.