PUNE: The 35th Tri-Services Commanders Conference being held in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, deliberated on joint planning and execution in a network-centric warfare scenario, joint training and exploitation of newly inducted weapon systems for enhancing their operational capability. 

“Pertinent issues relating to coastal security, the security of our island territories and vital installations in the southern and southwestern region were also discussed and streamlined. The aspect of interoperability and sharing of intelligence between various commands of the southern region were also deliberated upon during the conference,” stated a press release from the Pune-based Southern Command of the Army, which is hosting the conference.

The Tri-Services Commanders Conference is conducted as an annual feature to strengthen the jointness and synergy amongst the three service commands of the Army, Navy and Air Force while undertaking operations and humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in the region. 

Southern Army Commander Lieutenant General SK Saini hosted the conference. The Southern Command of the Army covers approximately 41 per cent of the Indian landmass and is deployed in over 11 states and four union territories in southern and western India. This includes three Naval Commands, two Air Force Commands and the Andaman & Nicobar Command.