The roadmap aims at transforming Indian Army’s capabilities across multiple domains and prepare it for the challenges of future warfare.

Key Highlights of Modernisation Roadmap

• Advanced Weapon Systems: Development of ultra-fast and highly manoeuvrable weapon systems, including hypersonic glide vehicles, hypersonic air-breathing engines (HEBs), and advanced fourth, fifth, and sixth-generation missiles.
  • Highlights need to transition from conventional dump category ammunition to smart, precision-guided munitions such as loitering munitions. 
  • Advancing efforts in directed energy weapons, such as high-energy lasers and microwave systems, for counter-drone operations, missile defence, and anti-satellite capabilities.
• Cyber & Electronic Warfare (EW): Aiming spectrum dominance through developing next-generation cyber defence tools, autonomous EW solutions, and resilient satellite systems. 
• Soldier-Centric Modernization: Equip soldiers with exoskeletons, human augmentation systems, smart body armour, and augmented reality-based battlefield management systems.
  • Also includes integration of AI-powered helmets, smart apparel, and real-time health monitoring to enhance battlefield effectiveness.
• Logistics & Infrastructure: Modernizing supply chains through AI, blockchain, and IoT integration to create green, sustainable, cyber-resilient logistics systems.
• Synergy: Synergy between three key stakeholders: Military, which must clearly define operational needs; Policymakers, who must create enabling frameworks; and Industry, which must innovate and deliver tailored solutions.

India’s Initiatives for modernisation of armed forces Long term Modernisation Planning through 10 Years Integrated Capability Development Plan (ICDP).Raising of niche capability structures in terms of Defence Space Agency, Defence Cyber Agency & Armed Forces Special Operations Division.Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) supporting startups with funding up to ₹1.5 crore.Atmanirbharta in defence manufacturing through initiatives such as positive indigenisation lists, SRIJAN portal, liberalization of FDI in defence R&D.