EXERCISE VAYU PRAHAR - DEFENCE AND SECURITY
News: Army,
IAF conduct joint multi-domain exercise close to LAC in Northeast
What's in the news?
● The
Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF)
jointly carried out a multi-domain air-land exercise in an undisclosed location
close to the Line of Actual Control
(LAC) in the northeast in the second week of March.
Key takeaways:
● The
exercise comes amid efforts to institutionalise tactical-level jointness
between the defence forces, as a precursor to the creation of integrated
theatre commands.
● India
and China have been locked in a military standoff along the Tibetan border
since 2020, where China has already fielded its Combined Arms Brigades.
Vayu Prahar:
● It
is a multi-domain air-land exercise
jointly conducted by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.
● The
special forces also participated along with the Army and the Air Force in the
96-hour exercise which was held in the eastern theatre.
Conducted by: Indian Army and Indian
Air Force
Objective:
● To
validate joint plans to prosecute synergized multiple-domain operations.
Features:
● The
scope of the exercise included the rapid mobilization of an earmarked Rapid
Reaction Force from the hinterland to undertake air-landed operations in a
nominated Advance Landing Ground.
● The
air-landed force further executed contingency tasks as per a realistic exercise
scenario in challenging high-altitude terrain conditions.
● The
exercise enabled coordination and rehearsal amongst various agencies for quick
mobilisation, transportation, and deployment of forces within a theatre.