The third edition of the Future Warfare Course, aimed at strengthening Strategic and Technological Readiness, concluded yesterday. The Warfare Course was organised by the Doctrine, Organisation and Training under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff from the 2nd to 25th of this month in New Delhi. The Ministry of Defence, in a statement, said the course was focused on Multi Domain Operations and culminated with a two-day Strategic War gaming Exercise mentored by retired Ambassadors and representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The first phase of the course included members from startups, MSMEs, private industry, academia and defence public sector undertakings, highlighting the civil-military fusion aligned with India’s quest for self-reliance in national security. During the second phase, the participants interacted with the academia and subject matter experts, including space tech companies and counter Unmanned Aircraft System companies, in Hyderabad from February 15th to 17th of this month.