Austra Hind 22

In news: A bilateral training exercise between armies of India and Australia called Austra Hind 22, is scheduled to take place at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan).

About the exercise:

• This is the first exercise in the series of Austra Hind with participation of all arms and services contingent from both armies.
• Indian Army is represented by troops from the Dogra Regiment
• It will be a yearly event that will be conducted alternatively in India and Australia.
• The aim of the exercise is to build positive military relations, imbibe each other’s best practices and promote the ability to operate together while undertaking multi-domain operations in semi-desert terrain under a UN peace enforcement mandate.
• Training on new generation equipment and specialist weapons including snipers, surveillance and communication equipment to achieve a high degree of situational awareness apart from casualty management, casualty evacuation and planning logistics at battalion/ company level are also planned.

Source: The Hindu