The Army has deployed 140 artificial intelligence-based surveillance systems to get a live feed of the ground situation, enhancing its use of technology to keep an eye on China and Pakistan. The 749-kilometer-long LoC with Pakistan and the 3,448-kilometer-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China now have world-class surveillance systems. The systems include high-resolution cameras, sensors, UAV feed, and radar feed, all of which are combined and analyzed using artificial intelligence to generate possible scenarios.
Cameras and sensors are used to keep an eye on the enemy.
- AI surveillance units have been deployed along the LoC with Pakistan and the LAC with China.
- Units include high-resolution cameras, sensors, UAV feed, and radar feed.
- Will allow for the detection of border intrusions and the classification of targets.
- High-tech system to significantly reduce the need for manual monitoring
- Can be used for real-time social media monitoring and prediction of adversary actions.
5G will aid in improving front-line connectivity.
- Armed forces are considering 5G for battlefield operations.
- Connectivity with a high bandwidth to improve frontline troop communication
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed with IIT-Madras to establish a 5G test bed for research purposes.
AI will allow for remote target detection and classification, whether the target is human or machine. Aside from reading drone footage, all AI-driven machines are tuned for interpretation, change and anomaly detection, and even border intrusions. This significantly reduces the need for manual monitoring.
AI-powered surveillance systems can also be used for real-time social media monitoring and even adversary behaviour prediction. These initiatives are part of the National Task Force on Technology’s identification of 12 AI domains. In the Northern and Southern commands, an AI-based suspicious vehicle recognition system has been installed in eight locations. This software has been used in counter-terrorist operations to generate intelligence.
The Army has established an artificial intelligence (AI) centre at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering in Mhow. ‘AI is capable of providing significant asymmetry during military operations and is one of the transformative changes in fighting wars,’ a military source said.
For such projects, the Army has worked with academia, Indian industry, and the DRDO. Furthermore, the Army is looking into 5G technology to help with battlefield operations. The high-bandwidth connectivity is ideal for troop communication on the front lines. A joint study on the implementation of 5G in the armed forces was conducted, led by the Corps of Signals.
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