The Indian Army on Thursday launched an instant messaging application named as ASIGMA which is stands for Army Secure IndiGenous Messaging Application.

The Ministry of Defence describes it as a 'new generation, state-of-the-art, web-based application' that has been developed from scratch by a team of officers of the Corps of Signals of the Army.

According to the official press release by the Ministry of Defence via the Press information Bureau, "The Indian Army has braced automation in a major way, especially post COVID-19 outbreak and is taking substantial steps towards paperless functioning. ASIGMA will further boost these efforts and will add to the host of other applications already being employed by the Army over its captive pan Army network."

The ASIGMA application will take over and replace Army Wide Area Network (AWAN) as the primary tool of communication for the army. ASIGMA has been fielded on Army owned hardware with lifetime support.

It will also receive updates in the future. In a way, the Indian Army's application is like WhatsApp and offers similar features, with enhanced security.

The Army Secure IndiGenous Messaging Application contains all futuristic features and has an enhanced user interface for a seamless experience.

The application's features include multi-level security, a dynamic global address book and messaging prioritisation and tracking among other options that meet the Indian Army's requirements.

The application will meet the real-time data transfer and messaging requirements of the army, taking care of the geo political-security environment.

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