Military Exercise in Border Areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat

PUNE: The Southern Command of the Indian Army launched tactical military exercise ‘Dakshin Shakti’ in the border areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat on Saturday after a gap of almost two years.

The objective of the exercise is to validate the battle readiness and operational effectiveness of troops of the command in the southern sector, which covers about 41 % of the country’s landmass.

Conventional as well as modern military tactics will be on display during the five-day-long exercise.

“The troops will practice how to operate in modern-day warfare. Their tactics will be tested in domains like air, space, cyber, electronic, and information warfare,” said army officials.

“A key focus of the exercise will be on the exploitation of new and indigenous technologies such as Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) ‘Dhruv’, with the integrated weapon system, swarm drones, and artificial intelligence-driven systems providing cohesive intelligence and surveillance,” said the command authorities.

“The command will play a massive role in carrying out integrated tri-services operations in the future. All three Naval headquarters and air bases of the Indian Air Force, two corps headquarters are in the command limits. This kind of exercise plays a crucial role in achieving the future military objective,” said a senior army officer.

Source: ToI