New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said around 180 fields for jointness have been identified, with 30% of the goals achieved and work on the rest being accelerated.
He outlined the three-phase approach towards enhancing jointness across the armed forces, at a time when the military is ready to present its theaterisation model to the decision-makers.
Addressing at the National Defence College on Decade of Transformation: Indian Army in Stride with the Future and Nation Building, the Army Chief said, the first phase, or ‘Jointness 1.0’, focused on integrating acquisition planning, courses, and operational joint logistic nodes, with three fully operational and four more in progress.
“In Jointness 2.0, progress was made in aligning doctrines, standard operating procedures and creating joint maintenance organisations for major platforms. Anticipating Jointness 3.0, the army aims to expand common operational planning process, tech sharing, and resources like UAVs and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) systems. Efforts to integrate the Central Armed Police Forces are ongoing…,” he said.
Gen Dwivedi also spoke of force restructuring to boost war fighting capabilities. “The army’s restructuring includes Rebal 1.5 (rebalancing) to refine command, control, and training, with Rebal 2.0 focused on adapting structures for emerging DIME (diplomatic, information, military and economic) interdependencies,” he said.
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