Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has praised the tri-services’ synergy during Operation Sindoor that enabled timely decisions and enhanced situational awareness, reiterating the Government’s aim to further promote jointness.
Addressing a seminar organised by the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Subroto Park in Delhi, he said, “Our Government’s objective is to further promote Jointness and integration among the tri-services. This is not only a matter of policy but a matter of survival in the fastchanging security environment.”
“The evolving character of warfare, combined with the complex interplay of traditional and non-traditional threats, makes jointness a core operational necessity rather than a matter of choice,” he said.
“Jointness has become a fundamental requirement for our national security and operational effectiveness today. While each of our services possesses the capacity to respond independently, the interconnected nature of land, sea, air, space and cyberspace makes collaborative strength the true guarantor of victory,” he added.
The seminar on the theme ‘Fostering Greater Jointness – Synergy through Shared Learning in the domain of Inspection and Audits, Aviation Standards and Aerospace Safety’ underscores the necessity for India’s Armed Forces to embrace deeper integration to meet the demands of modern warfare and to maximise defence preparedness. Singh highlighted the importance of IAF’s Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS), working in unison with the Indian Army’s Akashteer and the Indian Navy’s Trigun, making a joint operational backbone during Operation Sindoor.