ANC Conducts Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Exercise 2019

Exercise DANX-19 saw the participation from the components of the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard who carried out mobilisation and field manoeuvres

The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) conducted the second edition of Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019 (DANX-19), a large-scale joint services exercise, from 14 to 18 October 2019, a press release by Indian Navy said.




“Spanning over a period of five days, components of the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard carried out mobilisation and field manoeuvres to validate defensive plans of Headquarters ANC towards pursuance of the Command’s responsibility, namely ensuring territorial integrity of the A&N Islands,” Indian Navy said in a statement.

In addition to internal forces from ANC, accretional forces from the mainland comprising ships and aircraft, special forces from the newly formed Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD), also participated in this edition.

 

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