Bharat Shakti: Showcasing India’s Indigenous Defence Capabilities; PM watches

financialexpress.com:

Amidst the arid expanse of Rajasthan’s Pokhran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi bore witness to the 50-minute-long integrated tri-service firepower and manoeuvre exercise dubbed “Bharat Shakti.”

Accompanied by the country’s top military brass, the event served as a platform to spotlight India’s burgeoning self-reliance in defence, as the three services showcased the prowess of indigenously manufactured equipment.

From the sleek Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to the formidable T90 tanks, the demonstration underscored India’s growing emphasis on bolstering its defence capabilities through domestic innovation. With live firepower displays and strategic manoeuvres, the exercise aimed to exhibit the tri-services’ operational readiness in countering any threat while leveraging indigenous prowess.

Also, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-IV, Light Combat Helicopter `Prachand’, mobile anti-drone system, BMP-II and its variants, NAMICA (Nag Missile Carrier), T90 tanks, Dhanush, K9 Vajra and Pinaka rockets were among the platforms that demonstrated at Pokhran, about 100 km from Jaisalmer city.

Briefing media persons in New Delhi ahead of the mega drill –‘Bharat Shakti’ Additional Director General, Army Design Bureau, Major General C S Mann had said during the drill: “shock and awe” impact will be showcased that the armed forces seek to achieve in an operational situation with manoeuvre and fighting capabilities.”

And “Synergised joint operations will be decisive in the Indian context. Through live firepower and manoeuvre demonstration, it is endeavoured 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,”