Army, IAF test their men, machines

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 28

The integrated Army-Air Force exercise, Bramhshira, being conducted by the Kharga Corps, concluded in the deserts of the Suratgarh sector in Rajasthan yesterday evening.

Over 20,000 soldiers and integrated combat elements of the Corps participated in the exercise under the aegis of the Western Command.

The focus of the exercise was on new and efficient ways of fighting a war in a synergised battlefield. The drill was aimed at validating strategic and operational concepts. The Kharga Corps executed swift battle maneuvers both by day and night. The application of operational and logistics concepts in a networked environment was also tested.

The exercise, named after the mythological divine weapon having total annihilation capability, was progressively structured and the participating units and formations were put through their paces in a simulated and realistic battlefield environment. All elements of command, combat decision-making and information warfare were activated during the exercise.