Defcom India 2017

Corps of Signals, in relationship with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), is sorting out DEFCOM 2017 on 23-24 March 2017. Illuminating presences from Indian Industry, Academia, R&D Organizations and Defense administrations will collect to examine basic angles for improvement of Information, Communications, Technology, Electronics and Cyber (ICTEC) framework to meet the necessities of India's Digital Army. The goal is to bridle educated viewpoints to weave a synergistic National Endeavor towards preparing our Defense Forces for Net Centric Warfare.

Digital Army Infrastructure and Skilled Human Resource.

Propels in interchanges and data frameworks today empower Shared Situational Awareness down to the forward edge of the combat zone and Collaborative Decision Making at all levels. This will bring about a much quicker rhythm of operations in the digitized Tactical Battle Area. A pervasively accessible Information Grid with vigorous security and united voice, video and information administrations for all settled and versatile clients should be created indigenously. Sensors, Shooters and Decision Makers should be associated free of stage/administration affiliations and topographical areas. Such systems must use developing advances particularly broadband remote advances and give solid Information Security. The adjustment of Commercial advancements must outcome in foundation which gives adaptability in organization and straightforwardness in setup by reasonably gifted human asset.

Trends for India’s ‘Digital Army’ – An Operations Perspective.

The speedier pace of innovation development and patterns should be tackled for ICTEC framework which is fit for changing Information Superiority into Combat Power. A few issues are proposed beneath: -

Operational Exploitation of Handheld Mobile Devices.

Institutionalization of ICT Infrastructure for consistent Tri-Service Integration.

Range Management for Tactical Networks.

Investigation as a Force Multiplier for Digital Army.

Methodologies to use Non-Army possessed/business systems

Uses of Internet of Things in the Tactical Battle Area.

Operationalising Cloud Technologies for National C4I2SR design.

Online networking based Information Operations over the Spectrum of Conflict.

Guarded Information Operations for the Unified Battlespace.

Technical Session 2:

Global Trends in Communications – A Technology Perspective.

Business headways offer shorter acceptance time periods however difficulties of survivability, unwavering quality, power and flexibility antagonistic to military prerequisites. These should be tended to. A few concerns are: -

Taken a toll Performance Analysis of Military Ruggedisation.

Upgrading business IP Technologies for expanded productivity in hostage military systems.

Examination and Big Data to Support Decision Making.

Misusing COTS for Non-Conventional Operations.

Beds versus Custom-Built – Challenges in Project Implementation

Tackling Non-Military Technologies for Military Gains.

Vulnerabilities of Open Standards versus Customized arrangements: An Operational Perspective.

Empowering Obsolescence Management of COTS through Fast Track Procurement of ICT.

Obtainment Strategies for COTS to empower ensuing indigenisation (Incremental Development).

Range and Bandwidth - Conservation and Efficiency of Usage.

Satellite and Space Applications and Trends in Enhancement of Operational Security.  

Need to investigate and abuse Satellite and Space applications for supporting Digital Battle Space and alleviation of uninvolved, dynamic and inserted dangers to military systems and Cyber Security are progressively significant. Some essential zones are: -

Abusing versatile correspondences in view of Satellite On The Move (SOTM).

Systems for Bandwidth improvement over Satellite Networks.

Security Imperatives – Transformation from GPS to Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS)

Requirement for Dedicated Army Satellite.

Architecting Security Controls between Data Owning Organizations and Data Managing Administrators.

Operational Need and Feasibility of Multi-Layered Crypto Solutions for Tactical Networks.

Comprehensive Network Level Security for military frameworks.

Incorporating Capture Resilience with Crypto Products.

Conquering Challenges in Evaluation of Software Based Crypto items.

Skilling Human Capital and Re-Orienting Organisational Structures for Contemporary Battlefield Domain.   

Relieving Information Overload for Decision Makers, characterizing innovation limits for gifted arrangement and operation of Information Systems and hierarchical re-introduction to empower consistent coordinated effort are developing difficulties for the Digital Army. A few zones are:-

Data Overload opposite fast Decision Making – Training Models for imperative Leadership Transformation.

Acceptance Level Technology Thresholds.

Industry Participation in making of Skilled Workforce for Digital Army.

Ability Sharing in Army through Collaboration Tools.

Adjusting Organizational Structures for a Future Digital Army.

Tending to Social Domain Challenges to Tri-Service Net-centricity.

Human Capital Challenges to Net Centricity: An Indian Perspective.

Utilizing Expert Skill Set of Civilian Work Force.