BEL AI Policy and CoE-AI launched to boost indigenous defence innovation

Key facts

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Missile Integration facility at Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) in Bengaluru.
• He flagged-off the Akash 3rd and 4th Regiment Combat systems and unveiled the Mountain Fire Control Radar.
• Singh remotely inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence (CoE-AI) in Pune and formally launched BEL’s AI Policy.
• BEL was commended for progress in electronic warfare systems, avionics, naval platforms, electro-optics, and tank electronics.
• Indigenous air defence and anti-drone systems developed by BEL were utilised during Operation Sindoor.
• The minister urged BEL, other Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and industry partners to advance AI and quantum computing for real-time decision-making, autonomous systems, cyber defence, and precision operations.