New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Indian AI company Sarvam will develop artificial intelligence applications for the Army, Navy and Air Force under a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with the Ministry of Defence, as the government seeks to expand the use of indigenous technology in military operations.

The agreement with Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) provides an umbrella framework for AI projects across the three Services and joint organisations under its command, Sarvam said in a statement on Tuesday.

Pratyush Kumar, co-founder of Sarvam, said, "Sarvam exists to build AI in India, for India. The core of that mission is to put the country's own intelligence into the systems it depends on. To work with the three Se...