Northern Army commander reviews operational readiness of Air Defence Brigade in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 23 (PTI) General Officer Commanding-in-chief of Northern Command, Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, on Monday reviewed the operational readiness of Jammu-based White Knight Air Defence Brigade, the Army said.
This was the first visit of the Army commander to the brigade which played a key role to counter Pakistani missiles and drones during Operation Sindoor last month.
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