By KUNA
New Delhi : The Indian Armed Forces will conduct an unique exercise to showcase its Manoeuvre Warfare Doctrine on March 19. Titled BRAZEN CHARIOTS, the Indian Army and Air Force, will conduct the combat exercise in the desert of Western Indian state of Rajasthan on March 19, according to an Indian Defence Ministry statement issued here Wednesday. “The exercise has been set to project the Manoeuvre Warfare Doctrine which has since been promulgated in the Indian Armed Forces and is seen as a breakaway from the traditional attritionist approach of the Army,” the statement added. “The Indian Army will put to test all its latest weapon system acquisitions, the state-of the-art missile firing T-90 tanks, all weather Air Defence Gun Missile Systems, Searcher Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and other electronic sensors and surveillance equipment during the exercise,” the statement said.
The Indian Air Force during this Exercise would be closely supporting the surface forces with its frontline fighter aircraft like the SU-30 Mk I and Jaguar, unleashing variety of ordnance.
“The exercise will also involve deployment of a comprehensive communication and data linking systems incorporating Battlefield Surveillance System and Force Multiplier Command Post,” the Defence Ministry said. “While the acquisition of hi-tech weaponry and war fighting support systems is an essential pre-requisite to success in battle, honing human skills to be able to apply infinite technology advancements in military hardware is a never ending challenge faced by modern armies of the world, the Indian Army being no exception,” statement stressed. The exercise will be witnessed by a host of foreign dignitaries and Defence Attaches of friendly foreign countries.