Military Exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ to showcase capabilities of Indian forces

The stage has been set for the massive ‘Bharat Shakti’ exercise, which will showcase on Tuesday the capabilities of defense equipment made in India by the three services, amid the parched landscape of Pokhran, Rajasthan.

The integrated tri-service firepower and manoeuvre exercise, scheduled to last for around 50 minutes, will be witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On this occasion, the nation’s senior military brass will also be displayed.

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The systems that will be demonstrated in Pokhran, approximately 100 km from Jaisalmer city, include LCA Tejas, ALH Mk-IV, LCH Prachand, mobile anti-drone system, BMP-II and its variants, NAMICA (Nag Missile Carrier), T90 tanks, Dhanush, K9 Vajra, and Pinaka rockets.

Will showcase capabilities of locally produced machinery 
The ‘Bharat Shakti’ drill, which takes place on March 12 at Pokhran in Rajasthan, is expected to display the military’s ability to maneuver and combat, leaving spectators in awe. It will also showcase tri-services operational capability and defense equipment made in the country.

According to what Major General Mann had claimed, it will demonstrate the “shock and awe” effect that the armed forces want to accomplish in an operational scenario with fighting capability.

In the Indian setting, coordinated cooperative operations will be crucial. Major General Mann had previously stated when revealing the specifics of the exercise, “It is intended to showcase the tri-services operational capabilities to counter any threat leveraging indigenous capability and the ability to undertake conflicts in the face of global upheavals through live firepower and manoeuvre demonstration.”

Artifical Intellegince will come into play
The Pokhran test, located in the Jaisalmer district, will also feature platforms and systems that have been integrated with artificial intelligence (AI).

“It will showcase live integrated multi-domain operations of the three services in offensive operations using indigenous equipment,” in addition to “high synergy, multi-service, multi-domain capability, thereby demonstrating inter-service synergy,” according to an official.

This exhibition would feature “the latest indigenous equipment of all three services… what impact they will have on adversaries, on their physical capabilities and their mental state, the ‘shock and awe’ will be showcased,” he stated.

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