Indian Navy Plans AI-Driven Overhaul Of Weapons Management System With Military-Grade Encryption

The Indian Ministry of Defence is looking for companies to design and build a digital system to manage the Navy’s weapon and armament supply chains.

A formal request for information (RFI) has been issued for a platform designated Indian Naval Armament Management System (INAMS) Version 2.0, which is part of an effort to digitise and modernise the navy’s administrative work.

INAMS is the Navy’s main software to track and coordinate weapons, explosives, ammunition and other related supply chains across the Naval Armament Depots (NADs) spread throughout the country.

Version 1.0 of the system is operational, but it does not meet all the requirements of the Indian Navy’s expanding fleet.

The new version is expected to support around 1200 simultaneous users and connect all the naval armament depots in the country with the naval headquarters in New Delhi.

The system will handle everything from guided weapons management, administration of personnel, procurement details, production planning and consolidate everything into a single, streamlined system.

The program will be carried out in two phases over the course of 5 years, with the first two years set aside only for development and testing, followed by three years of operations and maintenance.

The companies chosen for the project will also need to build in multi-factor authentication and AES-256 encryption, which is among the strongest data-protection standards in use, along with AI and machine learning capabilities.

The system must also pass a cyber audit, which will be conducted by the Navy’s Naval Cyber Group, before it can be deployed.

Also, all source code and IP rights must transfer entirely to the Indian Navy after delivery, giving it full control over the system and removing any reliance on the vendor for future patches, upgrades or modifications.

The news comes amidst one of the most rigorous naval expansions in Indian history. As of 2025, 54 ships were under construction at different stages across 6 indian shipyards.

The Navy’s target is a fleet of 155 to 160 warships by 2030 and 175 to 200 by 2035.