Pokhran (Rajasthan) [India], February 25 (ANI): The Indian Army, below the aegis of Headquarters Southern Command, performed Exercise Agni Varsha on the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges on Tuesday to validate operational preparedness and built-in fight capabilities within the Desert Sector.
The train centered on coordinated employment of mixed arms, precision long-range fires and network-enabled command and management in a practical battlefield setting, in accordance with a launch.
The Integrated Fire and Manoeuvre Exercise showcased the fight effectiveness of mechanised forces working in synergy throughout a number of domains. Foreign defence journalists from twenty-five nations witnessed the demonstration, gaining first-hand perception into the velocity, precision and decisive firepower of the Indian Army’s Combined Arms Forces within the Thar Desert.
The train built-in superior applied sciences, together with unmanned aerial methods, counter-drone capabilities, precision strike rockets, fashionable artillery platforms and networked surveillance methods.
The Integrated Manoeuvre Force comprised Main Battle Tanks (T-90), Infantry Combat Vehicles, Ok-9 Vajra, Sharang and Bofors artillery methods, rocket platforms, indigenous ALH Weapon System Integrated helicopters, Apache assault helicopters and a variety of surveillance and strike drones, the discharge famous.
Exercise Agni Varsha underscores the Indian Army’s sustained deal with know-how infusion, indigenisation and functionality enhancement. It additionally showcases the Indian Army’s operational preparedness and functionality to undertake swift and decisive operations when required according to nationwide priorities.
Meanwhile, the seventh version of the annual Joint Military Exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’ between the Indian Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) commenced on Tuesday on the Foreign Training Node, Chaubattia in Uttarakhand.
The train will likely be performed from February 24 to March 9.
This version brings collectively a 120-member contingent from all sides, with the JGSDF represented by troops from the thirty second Infantry Regiment and the Indian Army contingent drawn from the Ladakh Scouts, mentioned the Ministry of Defence.
The train is held alternately in India and Japan and stays a key pillar of defence cooperation between the 2 nations. (ANI)