SOUTHERN ARMY HONES ITS COMBAT EDGE
New Delhi : 07 Oct 2011
Scholar Warriors of the Southern Army have commenced arriving in the deserts for their annual training manoeuvres. This training will culminate in a major Exercise, “SUDARSHAN SHAKTI”, in November-December 2011, to validate the operational preparedness of the Southern Army in a Tri-Service environment.
Exercise SUDARSHAN SHAKTI will be based on the Integrated Theatre Battle concept, being reviewed under the Southern Army Commander, Lt Gen AK Singh, with 21 Corps in the lead, backed by all combat support elements of the Southern Army. The exercise will commence with a series of small team actions, subsequently moving up the command chain, culminating in large scale manoeuvres, under GOC 21 Corps, in December 2011.
The exercise envisages innovative manoeuvres, in a simulated battle environment, by composite combat entities, ably supported by air and complemented by a wide array of force multipliers and enabling logistics. Under the overall concept of a “Capability Based Approach,” the Southern Army is working towards it, based on a series of transformational initiatives spanning concepts, organisational structures and absorption of technologies, particularly in the fields of precision munitions, advance surveillance systems, space and network-centricity.
The unique feature of this exercise will be the jointsmanship between the Southern Army and its counterparts in the IAF and Indian Navy. The exercise will see this cooperation in earnest, wherein inter services operability will be tested and re-configured to suit the constantly changing operational requirements.
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