BERHAMPUR: A firepower demonstration was conducted by the Army Air Defence College at Golabandha on Friday. It was a show of air defence capabilities of the Indian Army for dignitaries. Many from the Army Air Defence fraternity were present. Air Vice Marshal Ramesh Rai, Vayu Medal Chief Instructor (Air), Commodore Lalit Bhatnagar besides 250 student officers of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and 10 officers from friendly foreign countries, witnessed the exercise on the Golabandha shore. The missile systems that were fired included the OSA-AK weapon system on pilotless Target Aircraft (Lakshya), Strela 10M missile Igla-IM shoulder fired missile. The visiting officers were also taken around the military station and shown various state-of-the-art training facilities and infrastructure available at Army Air Defence College. They were accompanied by Lt General Vijay Kumar Saxena, Vishisht Seva Medal, Commandant of Army Air Defence College. The complex is spread over 2,700 acres.
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