Current weapons of war overtaken by disruptive technologies: Army Chief

New Delhi, Feb 11 : Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Thursday that the current weapons of war are fast losing their importance and are being overtaken by disruptive technologies that operate in the cyber and space domain.
Speaking during a webinar organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) on multi-domain operations and the future of warfare, Naravane said that everyone has seen how the very imaginative and offensive use of drones in Idlib and then in Armenia-Azerbaijan challenged the traditional prima donnas: The tanks, the artillery and the dug in infantry.
He also talked about the showcasing of swarm drone offensive striking multiple targets during the Army Day parade last month, terming it as a strong message to India’s adversaries.
India is facing a two-front war situation in the northern and western borders with China and Pakistan.
The Army Chief said that the swarm drone demonstration was a message to India’s adversaries that: “The Indian Army is steadily inducting niche capabilities to enhance its combat proficiencies in multi-domain operations.” He said that swarm drones can overwhelm and effectively suppress an enemy’s air defence capability, creating windows of opportunities for strike elements.