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HADR exercise in progress

| | May 27, 2017, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS): Indo-Thailand Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Table Top Exercise 2017 is in progress at Chiang Mai, Thailand from May 22 to 26 between the Indian Air Force and Royal Thailand Air Force (RTAF), officials said.

The eleven member IAF contingent is led by Group Captain Sucharu Rai VM. This is second such exercise to be conducted between the two Air Forces.

The aim of the bilateral exercise is to evolve SOPs for planning and executing relief missions during unforeseen natural calamities like Tsunami, earthquakes, cyclones, floods etc.

The objective is to enhance interoperability between both the Air Forces, while conducting combined air operations triggered by a crisis.

The exercise would assist in laying down procedures and establish decision support system at various stages of relief operations.

 

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