The third Tri-Services Future Warfare Course at New Delhi’s Manekshaw Centre has shifted gears into cyber and cognitive warfare modules, spanning February 2-25, 2026. This phase underscores the evolving paradigms of conflict, where digital and mental battlegrounds are as crucial as physical ones.
Participants—ranging from tri-service officers to scientists and industry pros—are gaining holistic expertise in cyber ops, info warfare, and cognitive domains. The training cultivates forward-thinking mindsets and agile responses to unprecedented challenges. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Staff, delivered a compelling address on the imperatives of these arenas.
He warned that triumph in future wars rests on decoding intricate info landscapes, thwarting adversarial manipulations, and harnessing cognitive-digital arsenals. Dixit’s vision positions these skills as cornerstones for India’s robust deterrence and operational dominance.
The eclectic group fosters cross-pollination of ideas, particularly on weaving cyber-cognitive strengths into multi-domain ops. Hands-on explorations of AI, neural networks, and intel automation reveal pathways to supremacy.
Expert inputs from academia and industry demystify tech-defense synergies, grounding abstract innovations in practical security contexts. By intertwining theory with scenario-based learning and multi-domain strategies, FWC 3.0 forges warriors ready for any threat spectrum.
Subsequent segments promise immersive multi-domain exercises, tri-service war simulations, and problem-solving showcases, cementing participants’ roles in fortifying national defenses with innovative tactics.