Bikaner: Troops of India and Australia will conclude their 15-day joint military exercise Austra-Hind 2022 at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (MFFR) in Bikaner of Rajasthan.
This year’s edition is the first exercise in the series of Austra-Hind and witnessed all arms and service contingents participating from both armies.
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From Australian Army side, its 2nd Division’s 13th Brigade is participating in the exercise while the Indian Army is represented by the Dogra Regiment.
Exercise “AUSTRA HIND” will be a yearly event that will be conducted alternatively in India and Australia.
The training is underway with a focus on peacekeeping operations under the United Nations mandate.
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Amid the exercise, Major General Chris Field of the Australian Army called on India's Lt General MV Suchindra Kumar, deputy chief of army staff (strategy), to discuss ways to boost defence ties.
The training consists of joint planning, joint tactical drills, sharing basics of special arms skills, raiding a hostile target, etc. as it aims to promote “understanding and interoperability between the two armies”.
Earlier this month on November 19, the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conducted a three-day joint exercise at the MFFR.
The army tested its modern weapons while the air force’s fixed- and rotary-wing combat aircraft conducted maneuvers.
The IAF's involvement was to prove their skill in destroying enemy targets in wartime.
