Indian Navy Commanders’ Conference 2026 to focus on AI, unmanned systems, jointness amid West Asia tensions

Exam-focused facts from the 13 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Indian Navy’s bianxial Commanders’ Conference 2026 will be held in New Delhi from 14 to 16 April.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan will address senior naval leadership on jointness and interoperability.
Conference will review implementation of Indian Navy’s artificial intelligence roadmap and data-driven technologies.
Deliberations will emphasise lessons from US-I conflict, including AI-enabled targeting and uncrewed systems.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence recently commended Navy’s push on indigenisation and innovation initiatives.