Indian Army ready for 'Cyber ​​War'

Enemies have deployed on the border one early morning in Shiyala. They are patrolling the streets of a war-torn town on the border. A detachment of enemy soldiers is passing by a warehouse of grain. But what they don't know is that in front of their eyes, just 30 feet away, the Indians are standing very still. Instead this detachment of Pak soldiers suddenly sits under the ground sarsi and starts firing indiscriminately in the Sami direction.

They understand that Indian troops are standing in front of them. But the real soldiers are standing behind them. At a distance of only 20 feet, these Indian soldiers, seeming to have suddenly emerged from the air, directly attacked the foolish Pak soldiers and destroyed the entire troop in two minutes. As soon as the confrontation was over, the commander of the Indian team switched off the holographic decoy squad.

What the Pak soldiers were firing on was not the Indian soldiers but the holographic image on the wall of the godown in front of their eyes. This image was created by Indian soldiers with a fiber optic projector set up in their battle suite. What a thriving Pak. Soldiers!

You may wonder why the Indian Army does not use such technology to defeat Pakistan on the Kashmir front if it has such technology. The thing is that this technology is still in the research stage. However, the term RMA is very common in the Indian Army today. R.M.A. That is Revolution in Military Affairs. Simply put, the Indian Army is looking at the option of defeating the enemy in a short period of time as well as delivering tremendous food with less troops by employing all the latest technology available.

Recently, Indian Army Chief General Narvane said, "We have launched an action plan called F-INSAS (Future Infantry Soldier as a System) to modernize the armed forces in all dimensions, because in my view, And the ability to fight in all situations will win. '

Speaking informally during a military ceremony, the Chief of Army Staff said that information technology (IT) and electronic devices now dominate the armed forces of countries all over the world and hence the Indian Army is able to increase the combat capability of its troops. Is. We want to make the best use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the civil and other sectors and Indian firms have gained worldwide fame in this field. "We are investing significantly to digitize operations between war zones and civilian areas," said General Narwane.

The rifle was the most important weapon when the first Kashmir war was fought with Pakistan in 19. In the 19th, the tank remained on the battlefield. In 181, advanced fighter aircraft, submarines, and warships made their mark. If war breaks out, missile dominance will increase. Over the past few years, senior military commanders from the US Gulf War and the war on terror in Syria and Afghanistan have been thinking that computers, not weapons, will play a crucial role in all subsequent wars.

Recently, there were reports that Chinese spies were closely monitoring the activities of more than 10,000 Indian individuals, companies and government agencies. Chinese intruders, who are considered to be experts in hacking, can misuse the internet and steal large amounts of data from Indian institutions.

Cyber ​​security experts believe that most of the cyber attacks on India have their roots in China. Hackers in China are constantly trying to steal confidential information by 'hacking' computers at the country's oil refineries, nuclear plants, defense and finance departments.

In a way, Luchcha China has started a cyber war against India. China-Pakistan joint efforts to crowd India continue. Our military generals are not unaware of this. He started preparing for a possible cyber war a decade ago. It is now understood that instead of increasing the number of troops or firepower (bombing) to defeat the enemy, the future Indian Army will advance with computer technology. The computer will be very helpful to the army in knowing the position, number and weapons of the enemy. Computers will also play an important role in attacking enemy targets more quickly and accurately. Due to which the enemy will be destroyed quickly and it can be defeated quickly. In this work, even the powerful satellites of India can provide important information, pictures.

Even today, the Indian Army has many weapons and devices in which computer-microchips play an important role. Whether it's an unmanned spy plane or an 'image intensity fire' night vision system. The night vision system turns night into day. Everything can be seen clearly even in the dark. Microchips are also used in some indigenous missiles. Apart from this, Indian defense scientists are developing 'cyber soldiers' who can disrupt the enemy's power plants and telephone networks in the form of computer viruses.

When General Ved Prakash Malik was at the highest echelons of the army, he conceived the concept of 'Cyber ​​War' and devised a plan to advance the Indian Army into the 21st century. Malik Saheb had put forward a plan to the government so that despite the reduction in the number of troops, a detachment of Indian troops would be able to fight the enemy more vigorously by fighting the hyper-war. This is a war in which long-range sensors and long-range missiles eliminate the difference between front and back rows on the battlefield, day or night, whether the weather is favorable or unfavorable, considering the possibility that our army will continue to advance Was.

Since the scheme began in the 19th century, 60,000 of our 11 lakh troops have been retired. This has resulted in a saving of Rs 150 crore in salary allowances, which the army has used behind the modernization scheme. The benefit of implementing this plan is that the rapidly evolving technology is rapidly being integrated into the military. When India conducted the first test of the first Prithvi missile in the 19th century, it used an antique 203 chip for an onboard guidance computer. Even today's Pentium-loving schoolchildren consider this chip a complete waste. Now new, advanced chips are being arranged in Earth missiles.

The reason for emphasizing the use of microchips in the military is that it is indispensable for better guidance for ammunition and missiles. At present, information about the battlefield or the border area comes from many sources. Observation satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and battlefield surveillance radars are constantly sending signals. Which has to be processed systematically. This work cannot be done without the help of computer.

We have all seen the tremendous revolution in the field of communication after the advent of cellular phones. The Indian Army has so far made satisfactory use of Aren and ASCON mobile and static networks for its own consumption. In the current war, breaking the link between the army on the border and its central command is the highest priority. If this command link is broken, the military commanders sitting far from the border will not be able to provide any guidance to the fighting troops. In the past, this link was bombed to break it.

Weapons such as electronic jammers and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) bombs will now be available that will destroy all of the enemy's modern equipment and radar electronic circuit boards.

The question is, is the Indian Army ready for a dangerous battlefield of the future? What arrests Hindustanis is that our military chiefs have been anxiously seeking a solution to the issue for years. The 'IT Roadmap 2001' prepared in 2001 elaborated on the issue of making information technology in the army our own. According to the scheme, all senior army officers have been made computer experts.

Combat Leaders at the Army Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad Warfare is taught. Two other such institutes have been started in Secunderabad and Poona. Going forward more and more soldiers will be trained to fight modern computerized warfare.

The reason for believing that the Indian Army will be forced to fight hyperwar is that according to Army Plan-2018, it will be necessary to defeat Pakistan or China very quickly in the next war. If war breaks out as planned, the Indian Army intends to reach as far as Sindh, this time splitting Pakistan in two.

But one fear is that Pakistan will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack on India when it finds itself in a precarious situation. The same thing applies to China. The strength of tanks and cannons in such circumstances does not seem to work much. Instead, small but fast-moving troops need to quickly blunt the enemy's fighting ability.

With that in mind, the Indian Army is deploying more attack helicopters. And instead of dropping conventional shells from tanks, it is easier to shoot down a plane or helicopter flying at a low surface where the missile can be dropped. By adopting this technique, enemy tanks that are not yet visible and are out of range can be blown up by a missile fired from a tank five kilometers away. With the help of the tank's laser beams, the missile will hit the target accurately.

For this purpose, the Indian Army is installing sensors that can cast a 'look' at the enemy territory from a distance. An Israeli search UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) deployed by the Indian Army can go on a 12-hour spying mission. This spy plane can operate at night or even in bad weather. Apart from this, India has got a French-designed stenter battlefield surveillance radar. It has also started production in India with a license.

Thirty kilometers away from the radar will be the movement of vehicles and the movement of people. Apart from this, the Army is installing more thermal imaging systems. So that enemy vehicles, tanks can be found in the dark. The system can detect heat emitted from tanks, cannons, trucks and the human body and project a 'picture' on a computer screen. Thus taking advantage of the darkness of night the enemy can be breathed in his own moves. The Indian Army is deploying large scale thermal imaging and infrared vision equipment.

Even without a war, the Indian Army is constantly fighting terrorists. South Africa's Caspian Tunnel Proof Trucks have been deployed to protect troops against sporadic terrorist attacks. Direction finders have also been installed to track the whereabouts of terrorists talking on wireless sets.

There are also some factors involved in the rapid modernization of the army. As such most of the youths who want to join the army come from villages. They do not have access to computer. A Junior Leaders Academy has been set up in Bareilly to prepare a large number of these newly recruited soldiers for cyberwar. Where tomorrow's computer-savvy military commanders will be ready.

The Indian Navy has also adopted the option of 'Techno Warrior' and is working hard to impart advanced computer knowledge to every naval officer. The Naval Academy at Azimla in Kerala will produce 200 technocrats every year. The Maritime Engineering School (INS Shivaji) at Lonavala and the Electrical Engineering School (INSValsora) at Jamnagar provide adequate computer training to the promoted naval officers. One out of every three officers will be given M.Tech level higher education.

This is a matter of study. Along with education, many improvements will be made to increase the soldier's own defense and offensive power. The soldier will have a computer in a special helmet on his head, through which he will be able to know where the soldier is standing using the Global Positioning System. They will be able to change the color of their battle suit to suit the battlefield surface. And the mine detector will switch on while advancing in enemy territory so that the enemy does not fall on the laid tunnel. The image obtained by the computer on the helmet will also show the soldier the movement of the enemy in a distant place which is invisible to the naked eye.

As these soldiers advance on the battlefield, their boots will generate electricity. This power supply will power the electrical appliances on their body. It will also work to change the color of garments made of nano polymer fibers. This special garment will dissipate the soldier's body heat in such a way that the enemy's infrared sensor will not blow the whistle in the presence of Indian soldiers.

In short, the Indian military is preparing for a new, more fierce, decisive battle in which computer chips will play a more important role than gun bullets.