Tech adoption needed to be future-ready: Navy Chief

Indian Navy Chief Admiral DK Tripathi today laid out the direction of his force while focusing on adapting emerging technologies to build a ‘future-ready’ force.

Admiral Tripathi was addressing the ‘Naval commanders' conference’. This is the second phase of the conference; the first was held in Karwar on April 5 where Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the conference.

The Indian Navy Chief also laid down seven focus areas, which included, among other aspects, ensuring combat efficiency, capacity development, maintenance, integration of new technologies and operational synergy with other national agencies and stakeholders.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri interacted with the Naval Commanders. He spoke on the changing dynamics in the global order and its impact on wide-ranging issues pertaining to international relations including the international security architecture.

The Navy Chief released publications pertaining to Indian Navy's operational data framework, space vision and naval aviation safety. The Navy ‘space vision 2025 – 40’ outlines the framework and roadmap over the next 15 years for utilisation of the full spectrum of the space-based capabilities in support of Naval Operations.

Another document outlines the vision of harnessing data as a strategic asset and leveraging it to generate operational insights.