RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Center of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management (CIADBAM) and said there was a need for greater cooperation, integration and synchronisation to tackle complex and fluid future battle field challenges.
Commander Army Air Defence Command Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman Khan briefed the COAS regarding Air Defence battle management procedures and complete functioning of newly built CIADBAM, said an Inter-Services Public Relations media release received here.
Commending Pakistan Army Air Defence which has progressed phenomenally over the years and was ready to take on any misadventure by the enemy in aerial frontiers of Pakistan, the COAS appreciated their professionalism, expressing complete satisfaction on operational readiness.
It added that Pakistan Army Air Defence was equipped with sophisticated, highly accurate and lethal long range weapon systems.
CIADBAM will provide an integrated environment for synchronised and effective articulation of Air Defence battle from top tier of command down to individual weapon system.
Simulator complex in the facility is capable of projecting various dynamic scenarios which can be configured and developed as per the latest intricacies and challenges of Air Defence Battle.
Separately, ISPR announced that that the trilateral exercise, Three Brothers – 2021, culminated at Baku, Azerbaijan. Special forces of Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan participated in the exercise.
The two weeks long exercise was focused on the capability to counter regional terrorism threats in a hybrid scenario, fostering combined force interoperability, joint force integration and enhance capabilities in amphibious operations.
The chief guest of final exercise was Azerbaijan Minister of Defence Zakir Hasanov. Also in attendance were Services Chief of Azerbaijan, Commander of Special Forces Azerbaijan, General
Hikmat Mirzayev along with observers from Kazakhstan and Major General Mumtaz Hussain From Pakistan. The august gathering witnessed final phase of joint training that included live fire of different weapons including Kamikaze drone, helicopters and small arms. In addition sea assault, fast rope and close interdiction by Azerbaijani Air Force and Air Defence was also part of the joint exercise.
Moreover, it said that the opening ceremony of the exercise Peace Mission under the ambit of SCO platform held at Donguz training area, Orenburg Region, Russia. Colonel General Alexander Pavlovich Lapin Commander of Central Military District Russian Armed Forces was the chief guest at the opening ceremony. Troops from all Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states are participating in the exercise under extremely challenging field environment. Belarus is taking part in the exercise as an observer.
Tri Services contingent of Pakistan Army is participating in the exercise. The exercise is focused on anti-terrorist operations and best practices in the counter-terrorism domain.
