Future military power will depend on speed, precision, information, and integration: Rajnath Singh

Union Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh addresses the ‘Narendra Mohan Lecture ’ in New Delhi on October 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI

Military power in the future would depend less on the number of platforms a country possesses and more on the speed of sensing, decision-making and action, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday (October 10, 2026), while calling for greater self-reliance in defence technology, and stronger partnerships with trusted countries.

Mr. Singh addressed the participants in the second edition of the multinational air exercise ‘Tarang Shakti 2026’ at the Jodhpur Air Force Station, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Modern warfare was expanding beyond the traditional domains of land, sea and air to encompass space, cyber, the electromagnetic spectrum and the information domain, he told the gathering, adding that drones, artificial intelligence, electronic warfare and long-range precision weapons were increasingly shaping military operations.

“Future military power will be defined less by the number of platforms we possess. It will be determined by the speed of sensing, understanding, deciding, and acting,” Mr. Singh said.