The Indian Army and Indian Air Force have conducted a 96-hour multi-domain air and land exercise named 'Vayu Prahar' in the eastern sector.

India & China remain in a stand-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian Army and Air Force have conducted a 96-hour multi-domain air and land exercise, ‘Vayu Prahar’, in the eastern sector.

* Sources in India’s defence and security establishment said the exercise was conducted in the second week of March 2023.

* Aim : The main aim, they explained, was to formulate plans that can lead to synergy in multi-domain operations.

* Essentially, multi-domain operations are used to coordinate activities across multiple branches of the military to achieve converging results.

* “The conduct of Vayu Prahar exercise enabled coordination and rehearsal among various agencies for quick mobilisation, transportation and deployment of forces within a theatre which can be executed across theatres,” a source said.

* The scope of the joint exercise included the “rapid mobilisation of a rapid reaction force from the hinterland”, according to the sources. This force was then tasked with air-land operations in a nominated advance landing ground (ALG).

Source : The Print