Army displays fire power at Gopalpur

BERHAMPUR: The Indian Army gave a demonstration of fire power at the Army Air Defence College, Gopalpur today. It was a show of air defence capabilities of the Indian Army for visitors from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. “The visitors included air vice marshal Ramesh Rai, chief instructor (Air), Brigadier Rajbir Singh, senior instructor (Army) and Commodore Lalit Bhatnagar, and senior instructor (Navy) of the Wellington-based Defence Services Staff College. A total of 222 student officers, including 17 from 15 friendly foreign countries, witnessed the demonstration,” said Major Joginder Singh, general staff officer-2. The visiting officers were also taken around the military station and shown various state-of-the-art training facilities and infrastructure available at the college. Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh, commandant of the Army AD College, was the chief host. The fire power included firing of three types of missile, including OSA- AK weapon system on pilotless target aircraft Lakshya, and para barrels dropped from AN-32 aircraft from an altitude of 5,000 metre. Major Manish Saigal of the Infantry Army, who is on a visit to the Army Air Defence College, said: “I think it is a very good opportunity for all the three services that the Army AD College has been able to showcase all its might.” “The fire power demonstration was very interesting,” Saigal added. Commodore Das of the submarine wing of the Indian Navy said: “The fire power demonstration has made us happy that the nation is in safe hands. It was a wonderful display of the air defence capabilities of the Indian Army.” Army Air Defence College, a prestigious training institution of Army Air Defence, is located near the Bay of Bengal. The sprawling campus has state-of-the-art training infrastructure and facilities ably managed by a team of instructors. In addition to army, personnel of the Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and students from friendly foreign defence forces also undergo various courses at the college.

Source: The Telegraph