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Armed forces practice ‘recapture’ of Andaman

The Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise (DANX) was conducted from November 20 to 24 under the aegis of Andaman & Nicobar Command. courtesy: Indian Navy

New Delhi, November 24

In an unprecedented event, troops of the three armed forces have carried out a military exercise with a scenario to recapture an island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.

Called "Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise (DANX)", the five-day tri-services - Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force - exercise ended today. This was the first-ever such exercise to prepare for a contingency at this scale on the islands located in the Bay of Bengal and very close to the vital Straits of Malacca though which passes more than 50 per cent of the world trade volume.

The main objective of the exercise was to practice and validate procedures and drills of all command forces aimed at defending Andaman and Nicobar Islands. From mainland India flew in fighter jets, Special Forces on board a military transport plane, the C-130-J, warships capable of doing amphibious landing of armed troops and armoured troop carriers.

The highlights of the exercise were fighter operations, night para-jumps at sea, slithering of troops from helicopters and amphibious landings of troops by ships. — TNS

IAF trainer aircraft ‘Kiran’ crashes in Telangana, woman pilot ejects safely

Hyderabad: A woman trainee pilot of Indian Air Force (IAF) ejected safely as an aircraft on a routine training mission crashed near here on Friday, officials said. The crash occurred few minutes after the IAF Kiran aircraft took off from Air Force Station, Hakimpet on the city outskirts.

“Today afternoon about 1400 hrs (2 pm), one IAF Kiran aircraft on a routine training mission crashed around 50 km from Air Force Station, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. The trainee pilot ejected safely,” said a Defence Ministry statement. “A Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been ordered,” it added.

According to police, the aircraft crashed in the fields near Nagulabanda in Siddipet district. Trainee pilot R Rasi escaped with minor injuries as she ejected with the help of parachute. She was shifted to a hospital. This is the second crash near Hyderabad in the last two months.

A Kiran aircraft crashed into the fields in Ankireddypally village on September 28. The aircraft was charred, but the pilot ejected safely. On October 30, a door of a helicopter of the Telangana Aviation Academy detached and fell on a house at Lalaguda in the city. No one was injured. ians