On Wednesday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated the state-of-the-art Center of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management (CIADBAM) and said there was a need for greater cooperation, integration and synchronisation to tackle complex and fluid future battle field challenges, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.

According to Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), Commander Army Air Defence Command, Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman Khan briefed the COAS regarding Air Defence battle management procedures and complete functioning of newly built CIADBAM.

Commending Pakistan Army Air Defence which has progressed phenomenally over the years, the COAS appreciated their professionalism, expressing complete satisfaction on operational readiness.

CIADBAM will provide an integrated environment for the synchronized and effective articulation of Air Defence battle from the top tier of command down to individual weapon systems.

It added that Pakistan Army Air Defence was equipped with sophisticated, highly accurate, and lethal long-range weapon systems.

Simulator complex in the facility is capable of projecting various dynamic scenarios which can be configured and developed as per the latest intricacies and challenges of Air Defence Battle, the ISPR statement stated.