core sector communique

SUDARSHAN CHAKRA CORPS – FLEXING ITS MILITARY MUSCLES

The Chief of Army Staff Gen VK Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC, reviewed the conduct of exercise ‘Sudarshan Shakti’ which culminated on 14 December 2011. The exercise entailed launch of Theatre offensive by Southern Command with the Sudarshan Chakra Corps spearheading the offensive as part of a cohesive and synergized ‘Air Land Battle’ to achieve national objectives. The COAS complimented the Sudarshan Chakra Corps, Southern Command and Southern Western Air Command on their high state of combat preparedness and professional competence. He urged them to continue their quest for excellence as demonstrated in the exercise.

Exercise Sudarshan Shakti was conducted under the backdrop of study on transformation of Indian Army, for which the Army Chief Gen VK Singh and Lt Gen AK Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command were the main proponents. A sense of transformational initiatives spanning operational, conceptual and structural aspects as also organizational structures for absorption of new age technologies, particularly in the fields of precision munitions and targeting, advance surveillance system, space and network centricity were fielded and trial evaluated during the just concluded exercise. In this exercise, new structures like the Strike Corps Aviation Brigade were tried out and validated for the first time. The complete spectrum of operations from mobilization to execution of battle to include operational logistics were test validated.

What made the exercise unique was not just the huge magnitude but also the fact that force and technology were employed in perfect synergy to reap unprecedented dividends. While quick and deep offensive thrusts into enemy’s heartland using armoured formations, surface to surface missiles and Artillery rockets has always been the Strike Corps doctrine, enhanced battle field transparency and situational awareness achieved by an array of surveillance devices and various force multipliers has truly ushered an era of Net revolution in the Sudarshan Chakra Corps.

The Supreme Commander, Her Excellency, the President of India, along with the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri and the Chief of Army Staff had also visited the exercise area on 05 December, the first by the President in recent times. The other dignitaries who were present on the final day of the exercise were GOC-in-C Southern Western Command, AOC-in-C Western Air Command and AOC-in-C Southern Western Air Command.

Very aptly named as ‘Sudarshan Chakra Corps’, our premier strike corps has truly lived upto its name, challenging the enemy at all levels starting with its aggressive and inspiring war cry ‘Agrasar, Aakramak, Vijayee’. The very mention of God’s ultimate weapon The ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ should now send shivers down the spine of the enemy.