India, Oct. 27 -- Sarvam has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to advance AI adoption across Indian armed forces - Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.

"HQ Integrated Defence Staff and Sarvam AI have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on AI applications, research, knowledge management, training and decision-support across the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force," the ministry said in a post on social media.

While the MoU marks Sarvam's maiden push into defence, it comes at a time when the Central government's focus on homegrown defencetech has picked up significantly. India is also looking to expand the use of indigenous AI capabilities across critical sectors.

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