SRINAGAR, 09 December 2021, (TON): The Army together with Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy conducted a heliborne exercise in the higher reaches of Kashmir Valley as part of a joint defence preparedness in the border region.

The defence sources here said that the exercise in which the heliborne columns of the three armed forces participated using latest helicopters and other equipment was aimed at fine tuning operational and logistics aspects of Heliborne operations.

Srinagar-based defence spokesperson Colonel Emron Musavi said that the exercise was conducted under the auspices of the Army’s 15 Corps which is also known as Chinar Corps.

He said “a helicopter borne training and validation exercise was conducted in the higher reaches of Kashmir Valley. This was a tri-service exercise undertaken in Kashmir with the IAF, the Navy and the Army.”

He added that the exercise was planned to validate the joint capability to insert the task force tactically behind enemy lines in an intense air defence and electronic warfare operating environment.