Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS), in association with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), will hold Brainstorming Session 2.0 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on November 14, 2025. The event is centered on the theme ‘Leveraging Defence Industry Ecosystem for Future Warfare.’ Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh and Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Sanjeev Kumar will address the event. It will feature several high-level sessions chaired by senior officials from the Ministry of Defence with participation from senior officials of HQ IDS, Service HQs, Department of Defence Production, DRDO, academia & key manufacturing industries. Deliberations will focus on critical domains essential for future warfare, including ammunition & explosives, autonomous systems and R&D in futuristic technologies. The event aims to address priority challenges, identify growth opportunities and facilitate clear actionable plans to advance Aatmanirbharta, empower India's leadership in future warfare domains and further strengthen operational preparedness & industry capabilities in the defence sector. Release ID: 2189630. Visitor Counter: 265. Posted on November 13, 2025, at 3:31 PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Defence: The primary government body overseeing India's defence and military affairs; involved in the session.
HQ IDS: Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, the organizer of the brainstorming session.
SIDM: Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers, an organization associated with the brainstorming session.
Aatmanirbharta: The session outcomes aim to advance self-reliance (Aatmanirbharta) in the defence sector.
New Delhi: Location of the Brainstorming Session 2.0.
Ministry of Defence
HQ IDS & SIDM to hold Brainstorming Session
2.0 on ‘Leveraging Defence Industry
Ecosystem for Future Warfare’
Posted On: 13 NOV 2025 3:31PM by PIB Delhi
Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS), in association with the Society of Indian Defence
Manufacturers (SIDM), will hold Brainstorming Session 2.0 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on
November 14, 2025. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh
Kumar Singh and Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Sanjeev Kumar will address the event,
centered on the theme ‘Leveraging Defence Industry Ecosystem for Future Warfare’. The day-long
session will feature several high-level sessions chaired by senior officials from the Ministry of
Defence and participation of senior officials of HQ IDS, Service HQs, Department of Defence
Production, DRDO, academia & key manufacturing industries.
The deliberations will focus on critical domains essential for future warfare, including ammunition &
explosives, autonomous systems and R&D in futuristic technologies. By bringing together key
stakeholders from across the national security and defence landscape, the event will provide a forum
to address priority challenges, identify growth opportunities and facilitate clear actionable plans. The
outcomes of the session will help advance Aatmanirbharta, empower India’s leadership in future
warfare domains and further strengthen operational preparedness & industry capabilities in the
defence sector
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