India’s defence industry representatives, including from micro, small, and medium enterprises, have joined a 23-day Future Warfare Course being conducted in New Delhi from February 2 to 25, to learn specialised subjects and domain-specific developments in warfare and military operations.
The Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Monday (February 2, 2026) that the course, conducted by the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, in partnership with its think tank Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), would focus on developing “an erudite understanding” on how warfighting is being impacted by technology.
The new warfighting tactics globally have necessitated “a relook at our thinking, concepts, doctrines, strategies and TTPs” and the course offers a deep exploration of critical topics, practical demonstrations of emerging technologies, and visits to institutions of critical importance to the capabilities of the defence forces, it said.
The participants in the course included officers from Majors to Major Generals and their equivalents from the armed forces, apart from Defence Public Sector Undertakings, and the private industry, both large and MSMEs.
While the junior officers from the armed forces brought their technical flair and expertise to the table, the senior officers offer their operational experience and strategic knowledge to the course, the MoD said.
“The future warfare course will align operational priorities of the armed forces with the capabilities of the indigenous defence industry and enable a free flowing discussion on the various facets of modern and futuristic warfighting,” it said.
A diverse range of experts, including veterans, serving officers, ex-ambassadors, industry experts and academic professionals, would ensure that a holistic analysis of India’s security challenges were debated in a threadbare and professional manner.
Additionally, the course featured experts in subjects like critical and rare earth elements, supply chain vulnerabilities and regional and global geopolitics impinging on operations in the future, expanding the number of subjects that would need to be studied and analysed by the defence forces in order to plan and conduct operations in the future.
Building on the success of the inaugural course held in September 2024, the expanded three-week programme aimed to realise the vision of the Chief of the Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan to prepare officers for the complex challenges of modern warfare.