DANX: India conducts military exercise to 'defend' Andaman & Nicobar islands
| Updated: Nov 24, 2017, 03:09 PM IST
The highlights of the exercise were fighter ops, night para jumps at sea, slithering of troops from helicopters and amphibious landings of troops by ships.
DANX
Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise (DANX) was conducted under the aegis of Andaman & Nicobar Command.
The five-day exercise started on November 20th and culminated four days later on November 24th.
The five-day exercise started on November 20th and culminated four days later on November 24th.
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Defending Andaman & Nicobar Islands
From the planning stage onwards, joint planning and integrated approach was adopted for synergistic application of forces.
The main objective of the exercise was to practice & validate procedures and drills of all the command forces aimed at defending Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
The main objective of the exercise was to practice & validate procedures and drills of all the command forces aimed at defending Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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Fighters, special forces, tanks & naval ships
Accretional forces from the mainland including fighters, special forces, Naval ships and heavy-lift transport aircraft participated in the exercise.
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Helicopters and amphibious landings
The highlights of the exercise were fighter ops, night para jumps at sea, slithering of troops from helicopters and amphibious landings of troops by ships.
After the exercise the Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command applauded all the four Components for their synergistic planning and precise execution of the Command plans and urged all to focus on the take-aways from the exercise for being fully prepared for any eventuality in future.
After the exercise the Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command applauded all the four Components for their synergistic planning and precise execution of the Command plans and urged all to focus on the take-aways from the exercise for being fully prepared for any eventuality in future.