Exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’, a tri-service firepower and maneuver exercise, is scheduled for Pokhran on March 12

The stage is ready for the massive exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ on Tuesday in the parched terrain of Pokhran, Rajasthan. The exercise aims to showcase the capabilities of defensive equipment that the three services make themselves.

The combined tri-service firepower and maneuver exercise is scheduled to take place for around fifty minutes, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to observe it.

On this occasion, the nation’s senior military brass will also be in attendance.

Among the systems that will be exhibited are the LCA Tejas, ALH Mk-IV, LCH Prachand, mobile anti-drone system, BMP-II and its variations, NAMICA (Nag Missile Carrier), T90 tanks, Dhanush, K9 Vajra, and Pinaka rockets.

“Bharat Shakti” will showcase the capabilities of defense equipment produced in-country by the three services, Major General C. S. Mann, Additional Director General, Army Design Bureau, told reporters at this location on Saturday.

According to what he had claimed, it would demonstrate the “shock and awe” effect that the armed forces want to accomplish in an operational scenario with combat capability.

In the Indian setting, coordinated cooperative efforts will be crucial. Major General Mann had previously stated while 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.”

According to insiders in the defense establishment, the unprecedented drill is “not tailored towards any direction (northern or western border) or any adversaries.”

The Pokhran test, located in the Jaisalmer area, will also include 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.

There are terrain limits on how naval movements may be shown during the Pokhran event.

But after the live demonstration, this equipment will be on exhibit as part of the static display.

The most recent domestic equipment from all three providers is used in this presentation. The’shock and awe’ will be shown, along with the effect they will have on opponents’ physical and mental states,” he said.

The Army’s Special Forces, the Indian Navy’s MARCOS, and the Indian Air Force’s GARUDS will “infiltrate by all-terrain vehicles and slithering operations, while remotely piloted aircraft and drones will carry out surveillance of the battlefield,” according to the agenda. The degrading of targets by artillery weapons and long-range vectors will come next,” he said.

According to the senior commander, the Navy will conduct maritime operations for strategic effects, while the IAF will establish a “favourable air situation by engaging strategic targets in depth.” A portion of the naval component of the exercise, which takes place at sea, will be digitally presented on screen.

In addition to weaponry and firepower, logistical prowess in the newest technological advancements for equipment transportation and casualty and wounded person evacuation will be shown.

The exercise will include a variety of weapons, including 3D-printed bunkers, UAV-launched precision-guided munition, Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicles, and drones of all kinds, including logistical drones and swarms of drones.

The three services’ activities are being integrated with elements of India’s cyber and multi-domain operations capabilities.

The drill will also highlight India’s increasing focus on defense via “Atmanirbharta,” or self-reliance.

Displayed will be the tri-services’ individual communication systems, the ‘e-Tarang’ software tool, GIS-related systems, topographical maps, hydrographic charts, and air navigation charts with analytical and operational planning capabilities.