Large scale joint military! Armed Forces join hands for 'Exercise Kavach' in Andaman Sea
Total Views |
New Delhi, Jan 21: A large scale joint military ‘Exercise Kavach’ involving assets of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard is being conducted in the coming week under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), the only Joint Forces Command of the country.
The tri-services exercise aims to fine-tune joint war-fighting capabilities and SOPs towards enhancing operational synergy. It will involve participation and deployment of elements of Army’s Amphibious Brigade along with supporting forces including Special Forces of Navy, Armour/Mechanised components.
A Joint Military training effort codenamed “EXERCISE KAVACH” involving assets of Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard is being conducted in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal next week under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC). pic.twitter.com/YrTdraXAAm
— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) January 21, 2021
Apart from these, there will be naval ships comprising destroyers, ASW corvettes and landing ships with ship-borne helicopters of Eastern Naval Command and ANC, Jaguar Maritime Strike and Transport aircraft from Indian Air Force and assets of Coast Guard.
The Exercise Kavach involves synergised application of maritime surveillance assets, coordinated air and maritime strikes, air defence, submarine and landing operations.
The Exercise Kavach will also witness Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) exercise that involves various technical, electronic and human intelligence from three services. The ISR exercise will validate the capabilities of intelligence gathering from space, air, land and sea-based assets/ sensors, its analysis and sharing to achieve battlefield transparency for quick decision making at different stages of operations.
The joint force would execute multi-domain, high-intensity offensive and defensive manoeuvres in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal and carry out amphibious landing operations, air landed operation, helicopters-borne insertion of Special Forces from sea culminating in tactical follow-on operations on land. The tri-services exercise aims to fine tune joint war-fighting capabilities and SOPs towards enhancing operational synergy.