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12/09/22 22:41 PM IST

Exercise Parvat Prahar

In News 
  • Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande, who is on a two-day visit to Ladakh, reviewed exercise Parvat Prahar recently. He was briefed on operational preparedness by commanders on the ground.
About the Exercise 
  • This exercise named Parvat Prahar is being conducted by the One Strike Corps of the Indian Army. 
  • The strike corps means that if China or Pakistan act anywhere, they will first enter and eliminate it.
  • Parvat Prahar is a 20-day long exercise of the Indian Army.
  • The exercise comes as India and China are separating from the Gogra-Hot Springs (PP-15) in eastern Ladakh.
  • The exercise involved high altitude infantry personnel, T-90S and T-72 tanks, mechanized infantry, K-9 Vajra, Bofors and M-777 howitzers, helicopters and aircraft.
  • Chinook heavy lift helicopters and all-terrain vehicles carried by K9-Vajra howitzers were used in the exercise.
Source- PIB 

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