Non-kinetic warfare goes beyond conventional military tactics and may include electronic warfare and information warfare. Representative image. |Photo provided by: Reuters
Preparing the Indian military to deal with “hybrid warfare” is one of the 17 topics narrowed down by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense for consideration this year.
According to sources, Leader of the Opposition in Congress Rahul Gandhi, who is a member of the committee, cited the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as examples of the growing danger of “non-kinetic warfare”. He spoke extensively about These methods have been introduced. He claimed that future wars would be fought using these tools, and at the committee’s first meeting on October 15, he challenged Chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Radha Mohan Singh to He urged the group to closely examine the Army’s preparedness to face these threats.
Several other members agreed with this view, pointing to the recent spate of pager explosions in Lebanon as an example of “non-kinetic warfare.” According to the Oct. 16 Lok Sabha Gazette, “military preparedness for hybrid warfare, including cyber warfare, kinetic warfare, non-kinetic warfare, and anti-drone capabilities” is among the 17 topics the panel will discuss. .
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evolving concept
Dynamic warfare usually refers to military methods that use a variety of weapons. Non-kinetic warfare is an evolving concept that goes beyond conventional military tactics and may involve electronic warfare, cyber, information, psychological, and economic warfare, among others. Importantly, non-military stakeholders may also be involved. With the advancement of technology, many believe that non-kinetic warfare turns out to be more lethal than traditional methods and that it is possible to win a conflict by non-kinetic means even before a bullet is fired. I believe that there is a sex. For example, a large-scale cyber or malware attack on a country’s critical infrastructure, such as the power grid or hospitals, could paralyze the nation. Cyberattacks like this are seen all over the world.
In the field of anti-drone technology, the armed forces have introduced various kinetic and non-kinetic solutions to neutralize drones and swarms of drones, which are emerging as a major disruption in the war, as seen in Ukraine. We are considering it. The dynamic option is to physically shoot and destroy the drone, while the non-dynamic option is to use lasers or electromagnetic waves to jam the drone or control its operations to disrupt its operations.
The House committee will also assess the “strategic operational readiness of the Armed Forces in light of the current international security scenario, including border security,” including long-term security along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and India. It also includes a review of the ongoing standoff. China.
Domestic products
The panel will consider, among other topics, “Indigenous defense production,” “resettlement policies, medical facilities, measures for ex-servicemen,” and “assessment of consanguinity policies in the military.”
Last month, the Joint Chiefs of Defense Staff, under the leadership of Chief of Defense Staff Anil Chouhan, conducted the first-of-its-kind tri-service “Future of War” course, which the Department of Defense is introducing to students from major generals to major generals. We called it a class-agnostic course. Comparable level personnel from other military services. It is designed to acquaint officers with the operational and technical aspects of modern warfare. This course focuses on key areas related to future wars, including how future wars will manifest themselves in terms of contact, non-contact, kinetic, non-kinetic, psychological or informational, as well as the areas in which wars will take place. deepen your understanding of They fought whether in cyber, space or the electromagnetic spectrum, according to the Department of Defense.
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