Bikaner,An Indo - French joint military training exercise named
Exercise Shakti - 2016 will be held in Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in the month
of January. A contingent of French Army personnel will arrive at Bikaner in a
few days to participate in this exercise.
Exercise Shakti-2016
is the third edition in the series of bilateral exercises under this banner.
The joint exercise would focus on Counter Terrorism operations in
backdrop of semi-urban terrain under United Nation Mandate. To achieve inter-operability in joint real
life operations in the future, troops from French (I) Motorised Brigade and
Indian Army’s Infantry Unit would strive to acquaint themselves with the arms
and equipment, command and control system and operational tactics of each other.
The joint training would also focus on high degree of physical fitness,
tactical drills, techniques and procedure.
A comprehensive training Programe for a period of two weeks has been
worked out for achieving the same. During
the exercise, participants will engage in variety of missions from joint
planning, cordon and search operations, search and rescue, joint tactical
drills and basics of special arms skills.
The exercise
would be conducted at Mahajan
Field Firing
Range and on completion
of the same, the personnel of the two Armies would strive to gain experience
and learning from each other on terrorist solutions. The exercise would
be conducted in two phases, namely combat conducting and tactical training and
validation exercise.
The size and scope of this
combined exercise is unparalleled and will be characterized by regular
realistic, academic and natural exchange which would form part of Shakti-2016.
The broadened and unprecedented scope of the exercise stands as a
testament to the well netted people to people and military to military ties
between France and India .
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