Lucknow, 13

March (HS): Indian

Army participated in the National Symposium on Additive Manufacturing organised

by the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) under the aegis of the

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in New Delhi.

The

symposium highlighted the growing role of Additive Manufacturing in strengthening

defence capabilities through enhanced combat force regeneration, rapid

prototyping and battlefield resilience, supporting emerging operational

technologies.

During

a panel discussion, experts from the military, academia and industry deliberated

on leveraging advanced manufacturing for defence applications. The panel

featured Lieutenant General Rajiv Kumar Sahni, DG EME, Major General Shivendra

Kumar Bhattacharya, Major General PS Bindra, Dr Shibu John (CEO & Founder,

3D Graphy) and Dr Shamsher Singh, (IIT Delhi), focusing on innovation and

self-reliance in defence capabilities in support of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi