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Army strike formation validates new assault concepts
The Army's 36 Reorganised Army Plains Division (RAPID), part of the Bhopal-based 21 Strike Corps has successfully validated a slew of new war-fighting concepts in Exercise Shahbaaz Ajay in the Thar Desert.
The formation "refined existing battle procedures as prevalent in the 21st century battlefield milieu," the Army said in a statement.
The high-level exercise saw 15,000 troops and over 100 tanks and armoured vehicles, including T-90 tanks. Artillery units and rocket regiments also took part.
"A high degree of integration was achieved with the Indian Air Force while undertaking specialised operations which included an airborne assault and a special helicopter borne operation," said the Army. Two IAF C-130J aircraft conducted a low-level night flight simulating a dash into enemy airspace to deploy special forces commandos in a narrow drop zone. Army commander, Southern Command, Lt General Ashok Singh reviewed the exercise on one of the days.
The Shahbaaz Ajay exercise is only one in what will be a series of manoeuvers through 2014 to validate fresh war-fighting doctrinal concepts that envisage rapid deployment, backward integration of strike units and the deep integration of airborne assets in a border scenario.
Link - Army strike formation validates new assault concepts | idrw.org
The Army's 36 Reorganised Army Plains Division (RAPID), part of the Bhopal-based 21 Strike Corps has successfully validated a slew of new war-fighting concepts in Exercise Shahbaaz Ajay in the Thar Desert.
The formation "refined existing battle procedures as prevalent in the 21st century battlefield milieu," the Army said in a statement.
The high-level exercise saw 15,000 troops and over 100 tanks and armoured vehicles, including T-90 tanks. Artillery units and rocket regiments also took part.
"A high degree of integration was achieved with the Indian Air Force while undertaking specialised operations which included an airborne assault and a special helicopter borne operation," said the Army. Two IAF C-130J aircraft conducted a low-level night flight simulating a dash into enemy airspace to deploy special forces commandos in a narrow drop zone. Army commander, Southern Command, Lt General Ashok Singh reviewed the exercise on one of the days.
The Shahbaaz Ajay exercise is only one in what will be a series of manoeuvers through 2014 to validate fresh war-fighting doctrinal concepts that envisage rapid deployment, backward integration of strike units and the deep integration of airborne assets in a border scenario.
Link - Army strike formation validates new assault concepts | idrw.org