Biggest ever joint exercise to challenge China in Andaman & Nicobar Command

New Delhi: India's first tri-services Command has conducted the biggest ever joint exercise to challenge China in Andaman & Nicobar Command. Exercise 'KAVACH' conducted this week involved technical, electronic and human intelligence and assets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard.

In this manoeuvre the Armed Forces were seen preparing for the actual war. The tri-services exercise aimed to fine tune joint war-fighting capabilities and SOPs towards enhancing operational synergy.

The Command in a tweet said, "Andaman and Nicobar Command conducted a large-scale Joint military EX-KAVACH involving assets of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard on April 5. This joint-services exercise aimed to fine-tune joint war-fighting capabilities and operational synergy."

The exercise involved synergised application of maritime surveillance assets, coordinated air and maritime strikes, air defence, submarine and landing operations. Concurrently Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) exercise involving various technical, electronic and human intelligence from three services will be conducted.

The ISR exercise validated the capabilities of intelligence gathering from space, air, land and sea-based assets/ sensors, its analysis and sharing to achieve battle field transparency for quick decision making at different stages of operations.

The joint force executed multi domain, high intensity offensive and defensive manoeuvres in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal and carried out amphibious landing operations, air landed operation, helicopters-borne insertion of Special Forces from sea culminating in tactical follow-on operations on land.

Shatrujeet Brigade of Indian Army participated to rehearse its rapid reaction capabilities on the strategically located Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The exercise also witnessed the coordinated deployment of amphibious assault ships, surveillance ships, and various aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

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