GUJRANWALA: Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan visited a field exercise area near Gujranwala on Wednesday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, Army Air Defence Command Commander Lt Gen Hamooduz Zaman Khan received the army and air chiefs. The Mangla and Gujranwala corps commanderswere also present on the occasion.
Both the chiefs witnessed the ongoing field exercise where the optimum use of Long Range Air Defence weapon systems and airspace management were practiced.The exercise also manifested the concept of Comprehensive Layered Integrated Air Defence in which air defence weapons of all regimes were incorporated.
It was particularly aimed at achieving optimum synergy amongst air defence elements, manoeuvring forces and all aerial platforms, including fighter aircraft, helicopters and drones.
Speaking on the occasion, Gen Bajwa lauded the professionalism of the Army Air Defence and expressed complete satisfaction over the operational readiness. “There is a need for greater cooperation, integration and synchronisation to tackle complex and fluid battlefield challenges that lie ahead,” he emphasised. “The Pakistan Armed Forces, with the support of our great nation, are fully prepared to vanquish threats in all domains.”
Published in Dawn, December 17th, 2020
