Air Defence Exercise ‘ADEX 2021-3’ of Bangladesh Air Force was held on Wednesday.
All types of BAF fighter aircraft, transport aircraft, helicopters, radar squadrons and air defence missile units in Dhaka, Chattogram, Jashore, Cox’s Bazar, Tangail and Barishal area participated in the exercise, said a release of ISPR.
‘‘Free Shall We Keep the Sky of Bangladesh’’ with this motto, BAF conducts this exercise regularly to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and weaknesses of her time befitting Air defence capability.
As part of the exercise, the pilots of BAF practiced in different air combat manoeuvres and tactics including interception, air to air missile firing, air to ground live firing, surveillance & recce, protection of Air Bases, transporting weapons, rescue of ejected/survived aircrew from enemy teritory and special operations. It is mentionable that, different units of Bangladesh Army and Navy also participated in the exercise in limited scale.