Articles

Technology 2019: Another Year of Breakthroughs

Radhika Daga, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Introduction

The world is at the cusp of Fourth Industrial Revolution. 2019 has emphasised on the opportunities and growth from a sound digital economy. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Internet of Things (IOT)....

January 17, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , science and technology , Industry 4.0 , Digital India Biotechnology , artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, Communication and Big Data for Information War

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak Article

The Issue

The combination of two words information and war into a phrase Information War (IW) does not convey much if taken in isolation. The concepts and theories that have been built around it bring out the idea, components and strategi....

March 14, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Information Warfare , Big Data , artificial intelligence

Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Changing the Nature of War?

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd), Consultant, VIF Article

Introduction

The professional military body differentiates between an objective nature and a subjective character of war by drawing upon Clausewitz. Nature of war describes what war is and character of war describes how it is actually fou....

January 18, 2019 Defence , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Nature and character of war , artificial intelligence

Commentary: Some Niche Areas in Unmanned Operations and Technologies and Equipment in Support

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Propelled by their enabling combat virtues like all-weather all-terrain operability, comprehensive mission spectrum, long ranges, tremendous endurance, precision strike capability and weapon loads that will give a run for their money to the combat p....

February 27, 2018 artificial intelligence , Unmanned aerial systems , SWARM attack , Commentary , Technological and Scientific Studies

Commentary: First Ever Swarm Attack has Happened

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

'We knew this day was coming' – Anon Open sources are reporting that the Russian air base at Khmeimim and Tartus naval facility in West Syria have been struck on 05 Jan 18 by a SWARM of home-made drones. This is the first time that such a....

January 19, 2018 Commentary , Unmanned aerial systems , swarm tactics , artificial intelligence , Technological and Scientific Studies