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Poorvi lehar

22nd April, 2024

Poorvi lehar

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Context:

  • Indian Navy conducted Exercise Poorvi Lehar on the East Coast.

Details of Exercise Poorvi Lehar(  XPOL 2024) :

  • It is a coordinated exercise between the Indian Navy, Indian Army, Indian Aird Force, and Indian Coast Guard.
  • The exercise is aimed at validating procedures for assessing the Indian Navy’s preparedness for Maritime Security challenges in the region. It also aims to Demonstrate a high degree of interoperability among the services.
  • Participating Forces: Assets from Eastern Naval Command, Indian Air Force (IAF), Andaman & Nicobar Command, and Coast Guard participated.
  • Phases of Exercise:
    • XPOL is conducted in multiple phases, including the Tactical and Weapon Phase.
    • Combat training in realistic scenarios during the Tactical Phase.
    • Successful firings during the Weapon Phase showcased Navy's capability to hit targets accurately.
  • Maritime Domain Awareness:
    • Operation of aircraft from diverse locations maintained near-continuous Maritime Domain Awareness over the Area of operations.

Significance:

  • The successful conclusion of XPOL 2024 reaffirmed the Indian Navy’s commitment to meeting growing security challenges in the maritime domain. The exercise provided valuable lessons to participating forces. 

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Source:

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2018336

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q) With reference to Military exercises, consider the following pairs:

Military exercises

Countries involved

Surya Kiran

India & France

Sampriti

India& Bangladesh

Exercise Poorvi Lehar

India & Nepal

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

A 1 and 2

B 2 only

C 1 and 3

D 3 only

Answer: B

Statement 1 is incorrectly matched

Sampriti is a joint military exercise between the armies of India and Bangladesh, which started off in 2009.

Statement 2 is correctly matched:

Shakti's bilateral exercise between the Indian and French armies started off in 2011. It is a biennial exercise that takes place, alternately in the two countries.

Statement 3 is incorrectly matched:

Exercise Poorvi Lehar(  XPOL 2024) is a coordinated exercise between the Indian Navy, Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Coast Guard.

The exercise is aimed at validating procedures for assessing the Indian Navy’s preparedness for Maritime Security challenges in the region. It also aims to Demonstrate a high degree of interoperability among the services.

Surya Kiran is a bilateral Joint Military Exercise between the Indian and Nepal Army.