Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni witnesses exercise Akraman-II

South Western Army Commander Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni today witnessed army exercise 'Akraman-II' being conducted by Chetak Corps of the Sapta Shakti Command in Rajasthan.

The exercise is aimed at making the force more agile, versatile, lethal, networked and capable of achieving a decisive victory in war, said Lt Gen Sahni, the Army Commander of the Sapta Shakti Command.

An intense battlefield scenario simulated with manouevering columns of army tanks and hovering helicopters in soaring temperatures in the desert terrain of northern Rajasthan, an official release said.

The Army Commander along with Lieutenant General PM Hariz, General Officer Commanding, Chetak Corps and other senior officers witnessed the mechanised predominant battle manoeuvres in which tanks, infantry combat vehicles, long- range artillery gun, air defence weapon system, electronic warfare system and surveillance equipment carried out battle drills, it said.

The manoeuvres rehearsed and practised will allow the Army formations to break through multiple obstacles within a restricted time frame.

The battlefield transparency and operational plans based on real-time situational awareness was enhanced using intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) inputs from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and sensors during the exercise, the release said.