**Executive Summary**
The third edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course (FWC-3) is being held from February 2 to February 25, 2026, at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. The current module focuses on Cognitive and Cyber Warfare. The course aims to equip officers with a comprehensive understanding of cyber, information, and cognitive warfare.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Course Overview:**
* FWC-3 is a Tri-Services course.
* The course is held between 02 Feb and 25 Feb 2026.
* The venue is Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
* The current module emphasizes cognitive and cyber warfare.
* **Course Objectives:**
* To equip officers with a comprehensive understanding of cyber, information, and cognitive warfare.
* To foster operational foresight and adaptive thinking.
* **Key Themes:**
* Future conflicts will be increasingly shaped by cyber and cognitive dimensions.
* Military decision-making, operational planning, and strategic advantage will increasingly hinge on the ability to navigate complex information environments.
* Utilising digital and cognitive tools effectively is crucial.
* India's preparedness in these domains is central to maintaining credible deterrence and operational superiority.
* **Participant Composition:**
* Participants include Army, Navy, and Air Force officers, DRDO scientists, academia, and representatives from technology and defence industry partners.
* **Course Content & Methodology:**
* Exploration of integrating cognitive and cyber capabilities across multi-domain operations.
* Assessment of how emerging technologies such as AI, neural networks, and automated intelligence systems can be leveraged.
* Synergy between operational requirements and technological innovation.
* Combination of theoretical frameworks, operational scenarios, and multi-domain perspectives.
* Subsequent modules on multi-domain operations, land, naval, and air warfare.
* Culminating in scenario-building exercises and presentations on operational problem statements.
**Impact Analysis**
**Army, Navy, and Air Force Officers; DRDO Scientists, Academia, and Representatives from Technology and Defence Industry Partners**
* **Impact:** Enhanced understanding of cognitive and cyber warfare, multi-domain operations, emerging technologies, and their applications in national security.
* **Action Required:** To actively participate in the course modules, explore integration of cognitive and cyber capabilities, assess emerging technologies, and develop actionable strategies.
Key Entities Referenced
Future Warfare Course (FWC-3): A tri-services course focused on understanding emerging domains of conflict, particularly cognitive and cyber warfare, and equipping officers with comprehensive understanding of these domains to foster operational foresight.
Manekshaw Centre: Location where the third edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course (FWC-3) is being held.
Ministry of Defence: The ministry under whose auspices the Future Warfare Course 3.0 is conducted.
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC): Key individual whose address highlighted the future conflicts will be increasingly shaped by cyber and cognitive dimensions.
Ministry of Defence
Future Warfare Course 3.0 Emphasizes Cognitive
and Cyber Domains at Manekshaw Centre
Posted On: 04 FEB 2026 7:49PM by PIB Delhi
The third edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course (FWC-3) being held between 02 Feb and 25
Feb 2026 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, entered its Cognitive and Cyber Warfare module, a
segment critical to understanding emerging domains of conflict and the evolving character of warfare. The
module aligns with the overarching objective of the course, to equip officers with a comprehensive
understanding of cyber, information, and cognitive warfare, and to foster operational foresight and
adaptive thinking.
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC),
in his address highlighted that the future conflicts will be increasingly shaped by cyber and cognitive
dimensions, alongside conventional operations. He emphasized that military decision-making, operational
planning, and strategic advantage will increasingly hinge on the ability to navigate complex information
environments, counter adversarial influence campaigns, and employ digital and cognitive tools effectively.
He further stressed that India’s preparedness in these domains is central to maintaining credible deterrence
and operational superiority.
The multi-disciplinary composition of participants including Army, Navy, and Air Force officers, DRDO
scientists, academia, and representatives from technology and defence industry partners facilitated a
dynamic exchange of ideas. This environment encouraged participants to explore the integration of
cognitive and cyber capabilities across multi-domain operations, and assess how emerging technologies
such as AI, neural networks, and automated intelligence systems can be leveraged for operational
advantage.
The inclusion of industry and academic experts highlighted the course’s emphasis on the synergy between
operational requirements and technological innovation, ensuring that participants could gain insight into
practical applications and technological trends relevant to national security. By combining theoretical
frameworks, operational scenarios, and multi-domain perspectives, FWC-3 ensures that participants are
well-prepared to address both conventional and non-conventional threats in their professional roles.
FWC-3 will proceed with subsequent modules on multi-domain operations, land, naval, and air warfare,
culminating in scenario-building exercises and presentations on operational problem statements. The
course’s comprehensive approach ensures that participants not only understand emerging threats but also
develop actionable strategies to maintain India’s operational advantage in the evolving global security
landscape.****
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