{"id":122933,"date":"2026-09-05T15:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=122933"},"modified":"2026-09-05T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:57:54","slug":"rudra-raptors-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rudra-raptors-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudra Raptors Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Rudra Raptors Exercise Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Army&#8217;s Konark Corps recently conducted the &#8216;Rudra Raptors&#8217; exercise in Jaisalmer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Rudra Raptors Exercise<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>high-intensity joint military exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted by the <\/span><b>Konark Corps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Indian Army.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was conducted in the forward areas of the desert sector in <\/span><b>Jaisalmer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Rajasthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Theme: \u201cOne team, one purpose, absolute battlefield dominance\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exercise witnessed joint integrated training and active participation from the <\/span><b>elite helicopters of \u2018Thar Raptors\u2019 such as <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ah-64e-apache-attack-helicopter\/\" target=\"_blank\">AH-64E Apaches<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>tanks of the \u2018Black Mace\u2019 Brigade.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Black Mace Brigade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the<\/span><b> Rudra all-arms formation under Konark Corps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which the Army validated during Exercise Akhand Prahar in 2025 as a<\/span><b> combined-arms unit grouping armour, mechanised infantry, artillery, air defence, and support elements under one headquarters.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exercise was aimed at establishing seamless <\/span><b>synergy between aerial and ground combat capabilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as validating integrated battle strategies for realistic battlefield conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the joint training, attack helicopters and tanks executed operational activities in tandem to demonstrate coordinated actions between aerial and ground military assets. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/amp\/en\/bharat\/indian-armys-konark-corps-conducts-high-intensity-rudra-raptors-joint-exercise-in-rajasthan-enn26090403616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ETVB<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rudra Raptors Exercise is a high-intensity joint military exercise conducted by the Konark Corps of the Indian Army. 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