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Military Power Shifts: Algorithms Replace Weapons in Modern Warfare, India's AI Doctrine

A surface-to-surface Agni V missile is launched from the Wheeler Island off the eastern Indian state of Odisha April 19, 2012. India test-fired the long range missile capable of reaching deep into China and Europe on Thursday, thrusting the emerging Asian power into an elite club of nations with intercontinental nuclear weapons capabilities. A scientist at the launch site said the launch was successful, minutes after television images showed the rocket with a range of more than 5,000 km (3,100 miles) blasting through clouds from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. REUTERS/Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation/DRDO/Handout (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

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Military Power Shifts: Algorithms Replace Weapons in Modern Warfare, India's AI Doctrine

•A defence research paper highlights a shift in military power from weapons to algorithms, data, and autonomous systems.
•The paper, "India's Approach to Military AI," states AI is now central to national security for India, US, and China.
•US prioritizes battlefield speed with thousands of low-cost autonomous platforms; China focuses on "intelligentisation" via Military-Civil Fusion.
•India adopts a cautious "Trustworthy AI" approach, mandating human oversight in lethal decisions, despite a significant resource gap.
•India's military AI spending is $50 million, compared to global spending projected to reach $38.8 billion by 2028, yet 129 projects are approved and 140+ AI surveillance systems deployed.

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