IN PHOTOS | IAF enters AI, VR era, uses immersive tech to train cadets at AFS Hakimpet

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has adopted virtual reality (VR) simulations for training cadets at air force stations (AFS) such as Hakimpet and other locations.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) into its machine planning systems and adopted virtual reality (VR) simulations for training cadets at air force stations (AFS) such as Hakimpet and other locations. (Photo | Sri Logana 

Officers walk past a fighter jet stationed at the training wing at AFS Hakimpet, Telangana. (Photo | Sri Loganatham Velmurugan, EPS)

This indigenous tech-based virtual simulation training has saved expenses that would have otherwise been incurred on flying hours using actual aircraft, Kalyan Chakravarthy, one of the officers, told TNIE. (Photo | Sri Loganatham Velmurugan, EPS)

Cadets undergo a simulation exercise using VR headsets at the Hakimpet Air Force Station. (Photo | Sri Loganatham Velmurugan, EPS)

Senior Indian Air Force officer Kalyan Chakravarthy said the VR headsets provide the trainee cadets with a 360-degree view of the flying experience. (Photo | Sri Loganatham Velmurugan, EPS)

Air Officer Commanding Pankaj Jain told TNIE that various modules of IAF's machine planning systems, along with weapons and radar systems, are being developed by defence startups using indigenous technology. (Photo | Sri Loganatham Velmurugan, EPS)

Group Captain Jaswant Singh from AFS Hakimpet during the 27th media orientation capsule course at AFS Hakimpet on Monday addressed the inability to extend its runway due to the Siddipet-Karimnagar Highway traversing its land as well as an approach path for the highway being located close to the boundary wall of the AFS. (Photo | Sri Loganatham Velmurugan, EPS)

Group Captain Jaswant Singh from AFS Hakimpet also highlighted the issue of waste dumping in the vicinity of the AFS. (Photo | Sri Loganatham Velmurugan, EPS)