Context:
The 3rd edition of joint military Exercise AUSTRAHIND commenced at Foreign Training Node, Pune in Maharashtra. The exercise will be conducted from 8th to 21st November 2024.
Relevance:
GS III: Security Challenges
About Exercise AUSTRAHIND:
- Exercise AUSTRAHIND is a collaborative military exercise between India and Australia.
- This annual exercise alternates between India and Australia, with the last session held in Australia in December 2023.
- The Indian team, primarily consisting of 140 personnel from the DOGRA Regiment along with 14 Indian Air Force members, will participate.
- The objective of Exercise AUSTRAHIND is to foster military collaboration between the two nations by improving interoperability during joint sub-conventional operations in a semi-urban, semi-desert environment under Chapter VII of the UN mandate.
- The exercise comprises two main phases: the combat conditioning and tactical training phase, and the validation phase.
- During the exercise, participants will practice various drills, including responding to terrorist territorial claims, establishing a Joint Operations Centre, conducting joint counter-terrorism operations such as Raids, Search and Destroy Missions, securing helipads, utilizing drones along with counter-drone strategies, and executing Special Heli Borne Operations.
- Importance: The exercise is crucial for both sides to exchange best practices regarding tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting tactical operations.
-Source: The Hindu
