NEW DELHI, May 2:
Army chief General VK Singh reviewed the conduct of exercise ‘Shoorveer’ somewhere in the Western Sector in Rajasthan today.
The Army chief was received by Lt General Gyan Bhushan, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South western command in the exercise area.
According to Army sources, Gen Singh was briefed on the training aspects, new concepts of warfare being tried and the conduct of the exercise by Lt General Ashok Singh, General Officer Commanding 1 Corps, and Lt Gen Sanjeev Anand, General Officer Commanding, Chetak Corps.
The Army chief witnessed the exercise that entailed launch of theatre offensive by Sapta Shakti Command spearheaded by 1 Corps and Chetak Corps.
Exercise Shoorveer is being conducted under the backdrop of study on transformation of Indian Army for which the Army Chief is the main proponent of the doctrine.
The exercise displayed synergy of Army and Air Force in launching air land battle and the capability to orchestrate battle in networkcentric environment with integration of reconnaissance, surveillance and electronic warfare and communication assets to provide real time battle situational awareness to commanders.
The Chief of Army Staff commanded Sapta Shakti Command on the battle readiness of the formation and validation of new concepts of warfare. (UNI)
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