As military leaders emphasize advanced technologies more than manpower in current wars, the role of technology is crucial in adopting defence policies.
The Senior General noted that both capable defence and powerful defence must be fully integrated to enhance military capabilities.
Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing delivered a speech at the passing out parade of the 26th Intake of Defence Services Technological Academy at the DSTA parade ground in PyinOoLwin yesterday morning.
After taking the salute of cadet companies, the Senior General inspected the graduate cadet company. Cadet companies saluted the Senior General with the slow-march past and quick-march past.
The Senior General presented the Best Cadet Award to cadet Phyo Ko Ko, an Excellent Award in Training to cadet Than Htaik Aung, and an Excellent Award in Studies to cadet Aung Phyo Khaing.
The Senior General delivered a speech. He said: Only when human resources accredited with quality assurance recognized by engineering organizations are continuously turned out will Tatmadaw’s engineering capability benefit the State.
Modern wars apply advanced technologies and effectively use electronic warfare and information warfare. Hence, military leaders emphasize advanced technologies more than manpower in current wars. Hence, the role of technology is crucial in adopting defence policies.
As such, it is necessary to conduct continuous research on military science and technologies to have good skills in applying these technologies to be efficiently used in their respective sectors.
Currently, military science and technological fields emphasize the use of artificial intelligence. Moreover, as current battlefields are in the shape of a digitalized battlefield based on information technology, the officers need to constantly study information technology.
The engineering corps of the Tatmadaw take rescue and relief measures by applying engineering technologies, expertise and machinery without delay whenever natural disasters hit any region.
As soon as they know information about natural disasters, they must rush to the scenes to quickly take rescue and relief measures without waiting for any orders. Rehabilitation tasks must be carried out with manpower and machinery with utmost efforts to restore the original status of the disaster-affected areas as quickly as possible.
A military leader is required to continuously study and innovate, keeping up with the evolving military tactics and advanced technologies to stay competitive internationally.
To enhance military capabilities, both capable defence and powerful defence must be fully integrated. To be skilled, it is necessary for individuals to continuously engage in training, while to possess strength, weapons, vehicles, machinery, and equipment must all be made to be powerful and efficient.
The Senior General gave guidance to all to continue studies based on their learning experiences of the qualified engineering education system for the improvement of their lives.
After taking the salute of the cadet companies, the Senior General left the parade ground.
Also present at the ceremony were Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife of the Senior General, Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Thiri Pyanchi Sithu Maung Maung Aye and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Zeya Kyaw Htin Htein Win and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Zeya Kyaw Htin Sithu Tun Aung and wife, senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, union ministers, the commander of Central Command, the commandant of DSTA, parents and relatives of graduate cadets and guests.
At the parlour of the DSTA headquarters, the Senior General met outstanding cadets and their parents and relatives.
Speaking on the occasion, the Senior General said that as technology is rapidly developing with changes, it is necessary to continue studies with research to be able to catch up with the development of the world. The cadets have to pay back gratitude to the parents as well as Tatmadaw. They need to control themselves and uplift their capacity to become good leaders on whom families, Tatmadaw and the State can rely. — MNA/TTA
