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RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan visited field exercise area near Gujranwala on Wednesday.
Commander Army Air Defence Command Lieutenant General Hamood-uz-Zaman Khan received the army and air force chiefs. Corps Commanders Mangla and Gujranwala were also present on the occasion.
Both chiefs witnessed ongoing field exercise, where concepts related to optimum use of Long Range Air Defence weapon systems and airspace management were practiced.
The exercise manifested the concept of Comprehensive Layered Integrated Air Defence in which Air Defence weapons of all regimes were incorporated,
The exercise was particularly aimed at achieving optimum synergy amongst air defence elements, maneouvring forces and all aerial platforms including fighter aircraft, helicopters and drones, and thereby mastering response against any misadventure by the enemy.
Speaking on the occasion, the army chief lauded the professionalism of Army Air Defence and expressed complete satisfaction on operational readiness.
“There is need for greater cooperation, integration and synchronisation to tackle complex and fluid battlefield challenges that lie ahead,” COAS emphasised.
Pakistan Armed Forces, with the support of our great nation, are fully prepared to vanquish threats in all domains, he concluded.
