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The Indian Army is becoming an adaptive, technologically equipped, and self-sufficient force, aligning with modern advancements to preserve operational superiority. Over the past year, known as the 'Year of Transformation,' the Army has implemented many significant projects to improve its systems, processes, and general operations.
Digital initiatives have played a critical part in this revolution, moving decision-making from intuitive to data-driven and objective approaches. The Army has also improved its surveillance infrastructure at both the operational and strategic levels, dramatically shortening the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) and enabling faster and more effective decision-making.
Professional Military Training programs have been condensed, eliminating over 50 out-of-date courses and focusing on cutting-edge technology like drone warfare, electronic warfare, and multi-domain operations. This modernization initiative assures the Army's soldiers are prepared with the most recent abilities required for contemporary warfare.
In logistics, the Army has actively contributed to the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan by incorporating 103 dual-use concepts and implementing outsourcing methods. These measures have enabled the reallocation of nearly 5,000 staff to their principal tasks, thereby increasing operational efficiency. Ordnance inventory management has also improved, thanks to automation, inventory reduction, and the delegation of procurement powers to field commanders.
The release of the e-Office application is a big step towards office automation, paper reduction, and green efforts. This digitization push has already yielded results, with 78 capital contracts worth Rs 22,000 crore signed in the previous fiscal year and the deployment of essential operating equipment along the northern front via expedited Emergency Procurement (EP) processes.
The Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, has stressed the need to maintain this momentum, urging all stakeholders to ensure that the Army's systems and processes serve as enablers for the Indian Army's Vision 2047. This vision seeks to turn the Army into a modern, agile, adaptive, technologically advanced, and self-sufficient force capable of excelling in multi-domain operations in collaboration with other services.