Friday, August 7, 2026 · 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Price
Free
Event Overview Modern warfare is becoming software-defined. The edge no longer belongs to the biggest platform — it belongs to the intelligence that lets cost-efficient, autonomous machines see, decide and coordinate faster than the other side. Strategists have a name for this shift: from monolithic platforms to distributed "kill webs" — the Mosaic Warfare model. It's moving fast, and India is right in the middle of it. This is an evening to actually understand that shift — the technology underneath it, where India stands, and the hard questions it forces.
Agenda
You're in it, not watching it — over food and a drink.
Who This Is For Founders, operators, engineers and investors curious about autonomy, sensor fusion, robotics and the frontier of defence tech — whether you build in the space or just want to understand where it's going. No defence background needed.
What You'll Leave With A mental model of how autonomous systems perceive and decide, a grounded picture of India's defence-tech landscape, a few sharp arguments you hadn't considered — and some of the most interesting people in the room to keep talking to.
Your Hosts AdvantEdgeFounders — an early-stage VC fund backing frontier and deep-tech founders across Mobility themes in EVs, Aerospace & Defence and Space — with Paar Autonomy, building AI perception and autonomy for unmanned systems (air, land and sea) out of India.
This event is part of Basecamp, a community-powered tech week in Bengaluru bringing founders, builders, and operators together. Basecamp is free for the community and powered by the community.
Price
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