مشق انڈس شیلڈ | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Military exercise |
| Venue | PAF Base Mushaf |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Years active | 1 |
| Established | 2023 |
| Most recent | Indus Shield 2023 |
| Participants | Pakistan Air Force & allied air forces |
| Organised by | PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence |
Exercise Indus Shield is a large-scale international aerial warfare exercise held by the Airpower Centre of Excellence (ACE) in Sargodha, Pakistan. The aim of the exercise is to simulate various military tactics by enabling participating air powers to maximise their warfighting potential in air operations through synergistic employment of multi-domain capabilities in an integrated training environment.[1][2][3][4] It consists of a traditional "Blue force" vs. "Red force" scenario with participants engaging each other in simulated battles.[5]
Exercise Indus Shield is organised by the PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence (ACE) at PAF Base Mushaf in Sargodha. It has hosted many other exercises including ACES Meet, Shaheen and Falcon Talon. ACE facilitates the participants of these exercises with simulating systems and by exposing them to battlefield environments in order to enhance decision making and strategic planning.[5][6]
The first Exercise Indus Shield was held from 6-25 October 2023 in which 14 countries participated. These included Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Oman, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Morocco, Uzbekistan, China and Hungary.[7] The Pakistani Air chief and Army chief along with the airforce chiefs of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Hungary also witnessed the execution of the wargames.[8]
Dissimilar air combat training, SEAD, BVR combat along with many other strategies were practiced during the exercise.[5]
