Exercise AUSTRAHIND

About Exercise AUSTRAHIND:

• It is a joint military exercise held between India and Australia.
• It is an annual event conducted alternatively in India and Australia. Last edition of the same exercise was conducted in Australia in December 2023.
• The Indian contingent comprising 140 personnel will be represented mainly by a battalion of the DOGRA Regiment and 14 personnel from the Indian Air Force.
• Aim of Exercise AUSTRAHIND is to promote military cooperation between India and Australia through enhancement of interoperability in conduct of joint sub conventional operations in semi-urban environment in semi-desert terrain under Chapter VII of the UN mandate.
• The exercise will be conducted in two phases – combat conditioning and tactical training phase and validation phase.
• Drills/ aspects to be rehearsed during the exercise will include response to a terrorist action of capturing a defined territory; establishment of a Joint Operations Centre; conduct of joint counter terrorism operations like Raid and Search and Destroy Missions; securing of a helipad; employment of drones and counter drone measures and Special Heli Borne Operations, among others.
• Significance: It will enable the two sides to share their best practices in tactics, techniques and procedures of conducting tactical operations.

Q1: What is the Dogra Regiment?

It is one of the most decorated and prestigious infantry regiments of the Indian Army. It traces its roots directly to the 17th Dogra Regiment of the British Indian Army. It has been at the forefront of all the conflicts engaged by the Indian Army since independence and winning laurels.

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