Directorate of Systems and Technology Analysis (DSTA) is responsible for undertaking system analysis for providing technical inputs to decision making for defence R&D with respect to state-of-the-art and futuristic technologies and their impact on the defence systems in the relevant warfare scenarios.
DSTA’s mandate includes: establishment of a network with think tanks and analysis groups within the country to apply suitable analytical techniques to decision making for the domain of defence R&D, acquisition and technology; and to analyse the impact of technology on futuristic defence systems and forecast military systems/technologies of the future