Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated Centre of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management (CIADBAM), reported 24News HD TV channel on Wednesday.

Addressing the ceremony, the COAS said there was the need for greater cooperation, integration and synchronisation to tackle complex and fluid future battlefield challenges. 

An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said that 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 and was ready to take on any misadventure by the enemy in aerial frontiers of Pakistan, the COAS appreciated their professionalism, expressing complete satisfaction on operational readiness. Pakistan Army Air Defence was equipped with sophisticated, highly accurate and lethal long-range weapon systems.

CIADBAM will provide an integrated environment for the synchronised and effective articulation of Air Defence battle from the top tier of command down to individual weapon system, the statement said.

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 added.