The navy was exploring various possibilities with respect to autonomous systems/ platforms and AI-driven technologies, including Big Data Analytics (BDA). What distance have you covered and what does the road ahead look like?

Indian Navy is a technology intensive force which has invested significant efforts to remain abreast of technological developments. Towards this end, IN endeavours are founded in the MoD’s AI Task Force Report of 2018, in partnership with industry, academia and DRDO/ R&D laboratories.

The release of Unmanned Systems Roadmap is a key enabler towards this end. This roadmap provides a clear plan for induction of autonomous systems, including indigenous developments.

Data is an important starting point for AI driven technologies. Towards this end, the navy has promulgated a Policy on Data Governance and Management including a Common Data Framework in May this year. This policy sets into motion enterprise level Data Unification and Analytics in all spheres of its activities for creating trusted data sets, which can be used for both analytics and AI/ ML.

We have made considerable progress with respect to digitisation and new technologies. We are in the process of releasing our Digital Vision 2.0.

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