New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday operationalised a tri-services logistics facility in Mumbai to enable our Armed Forces to conduct successful operations.
'To enable our Armed Forces to conduct successful operations, it is essential that they be provided with sound logistics support during all stages of the war," Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
He dedicated the 'joint logistics node' (JLN) through video conferencing from Delhi.
"These JLNs will provide integrated logistics cover to the armed forces for their small arms ammunition, rations, fuel, general stores, civil hired transport, aviation clothing, spares and also engineering support in an effort to synergise their operational efforts," the defence ministry said.
The ministry said all future wars will be conducted by the tri-services in an integrated manner.
The ministry said the initiative would accrue advantages in terms of saving manpower, economise utilisation of resources, besides ensuring financial savings.
Speaking on the occasion, General Bipin Rawat said, 'Establishment and operationalisation of JLNs is a very important first step in the direction of logistics integration of our three Services.
Acceptance of each other's limitations and learning from each other's strengths and best practices is essential to help improve the functioning and efficacy of these nodes.'
This initiative would accrue advantages in terms of saving of manpower, economise utilisation of resources, besides financial savings.
The CDS also emphasised on the need to work towards greater logistics integration with national logistics, which has been provided renewed impetus in the recent past by saying it would help the Armed Forces to take benefit from the infrastructural and logistics improvements taking place at the national level.
'Through this, we will bring to bear the actual 'Whole of the Nation' effort on our adversaries,' he added. He also urged the Services to put-in concerted efforts to achieve cost cutting as well as modernisation.
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