Army chief witnesses military exercise near Indo-Pak border
Jaipur, Dec 22 (PTI) Army chief General Bipin Rawat todaywitnessed the 'Hamesha Vijayee' military exercise in Thardesert close to the India-Pakistan border where army and airforce in integration executed manoeuvres to evaluate thecapabilities to strike deep into the enemy territory.
The exercise conducted by the Southern command was aimedat streamlining operational procedures, defence spokespersonLt Col Manish Ojha said.
Rawat witnessed the army executing its manoeuvres in anetwork enabled environment by employing diverse elements ofcombat and combat support arms fully integrated with airassets to achieve decisive results.
Having closely witnessed the exercise, the Army chiefcommended the forces on their battle preparedness andsynergised orchestration of complex operational manoeuvres,Ojha said.
Rawat also complimented the troops on achieving a highstandard of training during the exercise and termed it as"highly successful".
The Southern Army Commander, Lieutenant General D R Soni,stated that a number of vital concepts were validated duringthe exercise and a number of important lessons were drawnwhich will enable the army to further streamline itsoperational plans and procedures.
With an emphasis on surveillance, a multitude of aerialand land based surveillance devices were fielded to gaininformation and present a comprehensive picture to thecommanders, he said.
Various electronic warfare equipment and other new ageforce multipliers were also used to amalgamate technology andfurther refine real time information of adversary's activitieswhich was shared with various command and control centres forplanning and execution of coordinated operations, Ojha said.
Thereafter, a host of medium and long range weapons aswell as airborne and heliborne forces and the entire spectrumof aerial platforms were utilised to ensure non linearapplication of combat potential.
With a large array of tanks and other types of armouredvehicles duly supported by extensive firepower assets androbust logistics, the army showcased its operationalreadiness. PTI SDARCJ.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.