‘You need AI when velocity of warfare is very high’: Why Army Chief General Dwivedi pitching for automation on battlefield

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on May 30 highlighted the central role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern warfare, saying AI-driven systems accelerate decision‑making and help manage the growing scale and complexity of battlefield resources. Speaking to reporters after reviewing the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the 150th Course at the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune, the Army chief stressed that automation, large language models (LLMs) and specialised learning machines (SLMs) are becoming indispensable for operational effectiveness.