Army chief Manoj Pande flies in IAF’s Apache assault helicopter in Ladakh
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By PTI
NEW DELHI: Army chief General Manoj Pande flew in an Apache assault helicopter of the Indian Air Force within the Ladakh sector on Sunday and was additionally briefed about its capabilities and roles, the IAF mentioned.
Pande carried out a complete evaluate of the general safety state of affairs in japanese Ladakh on Saturday, two days after the Indian and Chinese militaries started disengaging from Patrolling Point 15 within the Gogra-Hotsprings space within the area.
The Army on Sunday tweeted about his go to to the headquarters of the Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps.
“General Manoj Pande #COAS visited Headquarters@firefurycorps and reviewed the operational preparedness. #COAS also interacted with the officers and staff at @firefurycorps and complimented them for their professionalism and dedication to duty,” it mentioned in a tweet.
General Manoj Pande, #COAS flew in an #IAF Apache assault helicopter within the Ladakh sector, at this time.
COAS was familiarised with the flying traits of the platform and briefed about its capabilities and roles.#Jointmanship #Integration #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/NgHMC5CD3l
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) September 11, 2022
Commander of the Fire and Fury Corps Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta and different senior officers apprised Gen Pande in regards to the general safety state of affairs, together with the continuing disengagement course of in Patrolling Point 15, individuals accustomed to the Army chief’s go to had mentioned on Saturday.
The Army on Saturday mentioned Gen Pande witnessed the Parvat Prahar train, moreover interacting with the officers and troops deployed within the area.
The train featured a show of operational capabilities by artillery weapons and different key weapon methods.
Meanwhile, the IAF tweeted: “General Manoj Pande, #COAS flew in an #IAF Apache attack helicopter in the Ladakh sector, today. COAS was familiarised with the flying characteristics of the platform and briefed about its capabilities and roles. #Jointmanship #Integration #StrongerTogether.”
Gen Pande’s go to assumes significance because the Indian and Chinese armies introduced on Thursday that they’d begun to disengage from Patrolling Point 15 within the Gogra-Hotsprings space of japanese Ladakh, marking a big ahead motion within the stalled course of to tug out troops from the remaining friction factors within the area, the place the 2 sides have been locked in a standoff for greater than two years.
The japanese Ladakh border standoff erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent conflict within the Pangong lake areas. Both sides regularly enhanced their deployment by dashing in tens of hundreds of troopers in addition to heavy weaponry.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari had, through the 89th Air Force Day celebrations on the Hindon airbase final 12 months, mentioned the IAF’s immediate actions in response to the developments in japanese Ladakh in 2020 had been a testomony to its fight readiness and that its capability-enhancement programme was aimed toward attaining the specified outcomes “swiftly and decisively” throughout domains.
Referring to the tri-services integration, Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari had additionally “assured” the nation of the IAF’s “unwavering commitment” in the direction of delivering joint functionality and producing built-in response choices as part of a coherent nationwide technique.
NEW DELHI: Army chief General Manoj Pande flew in an Apache assault helicopter of the Indian Air Force within the Ladakh sector on Sunday and was additionally briefed about its capabilities and roles, the IAF mentioned.
Pande carried out a complete evaluate of the general safety state of affairs in japanese Ladakh on Saturday, two days after the Indian and Chinese militaries started disengaging from Patrolling Point 15 within the Gogra-Hotsprings space within the area.
The Army on Sunday tweeted about his go to to the headquarters of the Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps.
“General Manoj Pande #COAS visited Headquarters@firefurycorps and reviewed the operational preparedness. #COAS also interacted with the officers and staff at @firefurycorps and complimented them for their professionalism and dedication to duty,” it mentioned in a tweet.
General Manoj Pande, #COAS flew in an #IAF Apache assault helicopter within the Ladakh sector, at this time.
COAS was familiarised with the flying traits of the platform and briefed about its capabilities and roles.#Jointmanship #Integration #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/NgHMC5CD3l
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) September 11, 2022
Commander of the Fire and Fury Corps Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta and different senior officers apprised Gen Pande in regards to the general safety state of affairs, together with the continuing disengagement course of in Patrolling Point 15, individuals accustomed to the Army chief’s go to had mentioned on Saturday.
The Army on Saturday mentioned Gen Pande witnessed the Parvat Prahar train, moreover interacting with the officers and troops deployed within the area.
The train featured a show of operational capabilities by artillery weapons and different key weapon methods.
Meanwhile, the IAF tweeted: “General Manoj Pande, #COAS flew in an #IAF Apache attack helicopter in the Ladakh sector, today. COAS was familiarised with the flying characteristics of the platform and briefed about its capabilities and roles. #Jointmanship #Integration #StrongerTogether.”
Gen Pande’s go to assumes significance because the Indian and Chinese armies introduced on Thursday that they’d begun to disengage from Patrolling Point 15 within the Gogra-Hotsprings space of japanese Ladakh, marking a big ahead motion within the stalled course of to tug out troops from the remaining friction factors within the area, the place the 2 sides have been locked in a standoff for greater than two years.
The japanese Ladakh border standoff erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent conflict within the Pangong lake areas. Both sides regularly enhanced their deployment by dashing in tens of hundreds of troopers in addition to heavy weaponry.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari had, through the 89th Air Force Day celebrations on the Hindon airbase final 12 months, mentioned the IAF’s immediate actions in response to the developments in japanese Ladakh in 2020 had been a testomony to its fight readiness and that its capability-enhancement programme was aimed toward attaining the specified outcomes “swiftly and decisively” throughout domains.
Referring to the tri-services integration, Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari had additionally “assured” the nation of the IAF’s “unwavering commitment” in the direction of delivering joint functionality and producing built-in response choices as part of a coherent nationwide technique.
