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Source: The post is based on the article “Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23: Indian Army contingent departs for Australia” published in “PIB” on 22nd November 2023.
Why in the News?
The Indian Armed Forces contingent has departed to take part in the second edition of Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23 being held in Perth, Australia.
What is Exercise AUSTRAHIND?
| What is it | It is a joint military exercise between India and Australia. |
| Instituted in | 2022 (The first edition was conducted in Mahajan, Rajasthan) |
| Conducted | Annually |
| Aim | To foster collaborative partnership and share best practices between the two sides. |
| Significance | The exercise will help promote exchange of ideas and jointly rehearse tactics, technique and procedures for conducting tactical operations. |
| Other Exercises between India and Australia | 1) Exercise AUSINDEX: It is a biennial bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The first edition of the exercise took place in 2015. 2) Exercise Pitch Black: It is a biennial multilateral air combat exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) since 1981. The Indian Air Force had taken part in the exercise for the first time in 2018. |
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