Indian Army establishes Quantum Lab, Artificial Intelligence Center at Mhow, MP

Indian Army establishes Quantum Lab, Artificial Intelligence Center at Mhow, MP

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NEW DELHI, 29 DEC: Indian Army has recently established the Quantum Lab at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow (MP) MCTE to spearhead research and training in this key developing field.

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The Quantum Lab has been established with the support from the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).

Gen MM Naravane, the Chief of Army Staff was briefed on the facility during his recent visit to Mhow.

Indian Army has also established an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre at the same institution with over 140 deployments in forward areas and active support of industry and academia. Training on cyber warfare is being imparted through a state of art cyber range, and cyber security labs.

Ideation for Army’s involvement in Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations was done in a seminar on Electromagnetic Spectrum and National Security organised in October last year. Since then, an impetus has been given to Indian Army’s Technology Institutions for investing in AI, Quantum and Cyber, Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

According to the Ministry, research undertaken by Indian Army in the field of Quantum Technology will help leapfrog into next generation communication and transform the current system of cryptography in the Indian Armed Forces to Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC). Key thrust areas are Quantum Key Distribution, Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing and Post Quantum Cryptography.

By undertaking a multi-stakeholder approach incorporating Academia (such as IITs), DRDO organisations, Research Institutes, Corporate firms, Startups and Industry players, this initiative is an apt example of Civil Military fusion with Atmanirbhar Bharat a key driving factor, the defence ministry stated adding that requisite timelines based objectives with adequate funding have been worked out for projects and progressive fielding of solutions in Indian Army is expected on a fast track basis.

Tags: #IndianArmy #NSCS #ArtificialIntelligence #MCTE #Mhow #QuantumLab

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