Identification of military trends for the future will be high on the agenda of a two-day defence communication seminar to be held here from December 2.

Releasing the CII-Corps of Signals 'DefCom India' brochure here today, Army Signal Officer-in-Chief Lt Gen P Mohapatra said seamless and resilient communication between sensors, decision makers and shooters in the battlefield converge actionable information and reduce the decision cycle.

"Communication, therefore, plays a crucial role in creating real time situational awareness and influence tactical and operational situations," Mohapatra said, adding that there was "an urgent need" for convergence of sub-systems into an info-structure to provide viable net centricity to the armed forces.

He said the first decade of the 21st century was driven by technology leading to a rapid transformation of the world.

"With technology as the core, multi-pronged transformation has also impacted military strategy and doctrines," he noted.

"This transformation of the forces driven by resilient communication network and infrastructure has ushered in an era of net centricity which has emerged as a crucial component of the national security apparatus," he added.

Pointing out that net centricity transcended the network, Mohapatra said emerging technologies therefore sought to convert information superiority into operational advantage through networking and information sharing.

The Signal Officer-in-Chief stressed on ensuring interoperability among weapons from different generations.

Noting that the future soldier would be networked in the sensor-to-shooter loop, he said the armed forces were currently working on phase IV of ASCON communication system, defence communication network and tactical communication system (TCS) and networking of spectrum for future use.

Mohapatra said the armed forces had already issued a Expression of Intent (EOI) for the TCS to defence public sector undertakings and the private industry for their participation in its development.

He also assured the industry that there would more interaction between them and the armed forces so that they could contribute in indigenous development and production of the defence equipment to meet the armed forces' needs and to reduce India's dependence on imports.