India’s CDS Released Military Quantum Framework For Armed Forces To Adopt Advanced Technologies
India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Thursday (January 22, 2026) launched the Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework as a comprehensive guideline and roadmap for the armed forces to adopt quantum technologies in their functioning and operations.
The Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework, a document that includes the policy on implementing the Quantum Technologies, aimed to integrate the four pillars — Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Sensing and Metrology, and Quantum Materials and Devices — into the Tri-Services.
The Framework would empower the armed forces to prepare for the future battlefield and to achieve technological dominance in the rapidly evolving world, a statement from the Ministry of Defence issued by the Press Information Bureau said.
“The vision document defines the way ahead to achieve synergy in the amalgamation of quantum technologies, alignment with the National Quantum Mission of which the Defence Forces are an integral part and formulates an indicative roadmap and policy for implementation of this niche field in defence forces,” it said.
“It will form the basis of incorporation cutting-edge quantum technology into the Armed Forces through synergised efforts of all three services,” the statement added.
The document underscores the increasing need for the assimilation of this niche technologies from defence perspective and highlights the milestones and goals to be achieved by utilising civil-military fusion though dedicated governing bodies consisting of members across multiple government sectors.
The framework also highlighted the critical need for jointness and integration in assimilating this technology to achieve technological supremacy in future battlefield.
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh and Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit were present on the occasion.
