We can absolutely and undoubtedly win the wars of the future with indigenous weapon systems: Army Chief General Manoj Pande

For our make I projects, there are 2-3 major projects we’re looking at incl light tanks, Future-ready Combat Vehicles & Future Infantry Combat Vehicles. These are partially being funded by the govt

In make II category, we’ve 43 projects, in which about 187 industries are participating, these amount to Rs 27,000 cr & largely pertain to improving our intelligence, surveillance capabilities. Also looking at projects in artificial intelligence

All new ingeniously developed technology has performed well in our forward areas. The advantage of all this being indigenous is sustenance becomes easier

Whatever has been produced ingeniously is as good as what’s available in world market. Russia-Ukraine conflict has given us profound lessons, told us you need to be self-reliant & not depend on any global supply chains to the extent possible: Army Chief General Manoj Pande