The Army Training Command on May 13, 2022 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop a ‘Wargame Research and Development Centre’ (WARDEC) in New Delhi.
- As per the Indian Express, the centre will come up in a military zone in New Delhi.
- The RRU will join hands with Tech Mahindra to develop the centre in the coming three to four months.
About WARDEC
- The project has been given a prototype name ‘WARDEC’. The WARDEC will be a first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre in India that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to design virtual reality wargames.
- It will be used by the Army to train its soldiers and test their strategies through “metaverse-enabled gameplay”.
- The wargame models will be designed to prepare for wars as well as counter-terror and counter-insurgency operations.
- Soldiers will test their skills in the metaverse where their surroundings will be simulated using a combination of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
- Apart from the armed forces, the BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP and SSB can also use the metaverse-enabled simulation exercises for better training.
About Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU)
- The Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) is an institute under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), specialises in national security and policing.
- It is located in Gandhinagar’s Lavad village.
- It is an “institute of national importance” – a status granted to it by an Act of Parliament.
(Source: Indian Express)
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