A major training exercise conducted by the Indian Army in Punjab ended Tuesday, an official statement said. The exercise “Kharga Prahar”, which began on May 27, was undertaken in the plains of Punjab by various units and formations of Army’s Kharga Corps.
“Validationof latest operational concepts designed to deliver a swift punitive blow to theadversary were the key features of this exercise,” a defence release saidhere Tuesday.
The components of the Indian Air Force alsoparticipated in the exercise.
“The exercise setting also incorporatedaspects of joint training wherein para drops from Indian Air Force aircraftwere carried out and simulated battlefield air strikes were conducted insupport of ground forces,” it said.Theexercise was successful in validating many important operational aspects andbrought out valuable lessons as also reinforced a high degree of operationalpreparedness of the Kharga Corps, it further said.