Sagar Shakti, Mega Military Exercise In Kutch To Test Combat Readiness
NDTV
The exercise witnessed participation of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, BSF, Gujarat Police and Marine Police, officials said.
India's combat capability and readiness to confront any multidimensional security threat was elaborately tested at a four-day mega military exercise conducted in the Creek sector of the Kutch peninsula that concluded today, military officials said.
The Sagar Shakti exercise, held from November 19 to 22, witnessed participation of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, Border Security Force, Gujarat Police and the Marine Police, they said.
The high-intensity exercise was organised by the Indian Army's Southern Command and its primary aim was to test the combat readiness of the agencies in a real-time scenario, the officials said.
They said the exercise involved the insertion of troops and complex manoeuvres by the forces in dealing with any possible security challenges in the domains of land, water and air simultaneously in an integrated manner.
