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    OPINION                                                               AUGUST 14, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 12

                           Understanding the

             Military Applications of

                                 Edge Computing

             In technical terms, edge computing is a networking philosophy. Central to this philosophy is

             bringing computing as close to the source of generated data as possible to reduce latency and
                                                   network/data pipeline bandwidth usage

            VIVEK RESHI                            In technical terms, edge computing is a networking philosophy. Central to this philosophy is bringing computing as close to the source

                    odern military operations                                      of generated data as possible (IDSA)
                    are no longer restricted to
            Ma specific arena or domain.          Many high-value and analytical   itations in military/defence scenarios.   are routed via a central data centre,
            They are being increasingly carried   military tasks, such as object detec-  For starters, it relies on high-quality   causing latency or delays in data pro-
            out in environments defined by rapid   tion,  signal  classification,  anomaly   and reliable network infrastructure   cessing. This is where ‘Edge Comput-
            technological changes. This is com-  detection, route optimisation, and   between the Cloud and the client   ing’ comes in.
            pounded  by  the  continuous  flow  of   predictive maintenance, can be per-  device(s). This is not a guarantee in
            data generated on the battlefield via   formed more precisely and quickly   case the military’s operational envi-  What is Edge Computing?
            sensors, devices, and operators across   with Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Ma-  ronment lies on the border or in a   In technical terms, edge com-
            air, land, sea, space, cyber, and the   chine Learning (ML) models than by   remote area with little internet cov-  puting is a networking philosophy.
            electromagnetic spectrum. Well-oiled   any human military analyst, provid-  erage—surroundings that represent   Central to this philosophy is bringing
            military machinery and the defence   ed the requisite compute power and   a large chunk of a military’s combat   computing as close to the source of
            ecosystem are expected to match   data pipelines are available where   habitat. On the other hand, storage   generated data as possible to reduce
            these technological developments.   the mission happens.            facilities and computational power   latency  and  network/data  pipeline
            They must be able to act swiftly and   Whilst Cloud computing has   are both centralised in a cloud com-  bandwidth usage. Put simply, edge
            decisively on data being generated   been a major driver of compute pow-  puting environment. Critical data   computing  decentralises  processes
            from the battlefield.             er and data storage, it has several lim-  storage and high-level data analysis   Continued on next page... >>

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