Air Force Commanders' Conference sees the UDAAN unit roll out in-house artificial intelligence applications

12 November 2026

A two-day conference of Indian Air Force commanders was held in New Delhi, with the Defence Minister calling for operational readiness and a technological edge. At the conference, the Air Force's UDAAN unit put out a set of artificial intelligence applications developed inside the service. UDAAN stands for Unit for Digitisation, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Application Networking, and the applications run on the Air Force's own secure network. They cover operations, administration and aerospace safety. Rajnath Singh led the session. Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit holds the office of Chief of the Air Staff, and the Minister of State for Defence also attended.