Abingdonboy
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2010
- Messages
- 29,597
- Reaction score
- 46
- Country
- Location
This year’s ‘Dakshin Prahar’ air exercise of the Indian Air Force (IAF) came to a close here on Wednesday.
The four-day exercise co-ordinated by the Southern Air Command (SAC) tested the combat readiness of the SAC and its ability to integrate with civilian air facilities using the ‘Flexi-Airspace’ concept.
‘Dakshin Prahar 2014’ saw some of the front-line aircraft of the IAF, including Skhoi-30s and Jaguars, taking part in the four-day exercise which began on Sunday over the southern peninsula and the sea. The highlight this year was the presence of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), which featured for the first time in the exercise.
Other aircraft which were used included the Ilyushin-78 flight refueller, the C-130 J used for special operations, the Antonov-32 transports and the Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH). The AWACS was used to ‘augment the air defence cover of the command,’ a defence spokesperson said. The operations were conducted from Thiruvananthapuram, where the SAC has its HQ, and the airbases at Sulur and Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
‘’There has been an appreciable cooperation and coordination of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Thiruvananthapuram, Trichi and Chennai towards safe, efficient and flexible use of airspace. The coordinated exercise for Maritime Search and Rescue with the Indian Coast Guard has also been the highlight of Exercise Dakshin Prahar,’’ a defence spokesperson said.
‘Dakshin Prahar 2014’ Concludes -The New Indian Express
The four-day exercise co-ordinated by the Southern Air Command (SAC) tested the combat readiness of the SAC and its ability to integrate with civilian air facilities using the ‘Flexi-Airspace’ concept.
‘Dakshin Prahar 2014’ saw some of the front-line aircraft of the IAF, including Skhoi-30s and Jaguars, taking part in the four-day exercise which began on Sunday over the southern peninsula and the sea. The highlight this year was the presence of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), which featured for the first time in the exercise.
Other aircraft which were used included the Ilyushin-78 flight refueller, the C-130 J used for special operations, the Antonov-32 transports and the Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH). The AWACS was used to ‘augment the air defence cover of the command,’ a defence spokesperson said. The operations were conducted from Thiruvananthapuram, where the SAC has its HQ, and the airbases at Sulur and Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
‘’There has been an appreciable cooperation and coordination of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Thiruvananthapuram, Trichi and Chennai towards safe, efficient and flexible use of airspace. The coordinated exercise for Maritime Search and Rescue with the Indian Coast Guard has also been the highlight of Exercise Dakshin Prahar,’’ a defence spokesperson said.
‘Dakshin Prahar 2014’ Concludes -The New Indian Express
