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News: India and Egypt are set to conduct their third joint military exercise, Cyclone 2025, from February 10 to 23, 2025, at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan.
About India-Egypt Joint Military Exercise
- Objective: The primary objective of Cyclone 2025 is to enhance military cooperation and improve interoperability between the special forces of both nations.
- Motto: The motto of Cyclone 2025 is “Together we train, together we excel,” reflecting the spirit of cooperation and excellence between the two nations.
- Aim: Cyclone 2025 aims to strengthen defense relations between India and Egypt and promote knowledge exchange between their military forces.
- Focus: The exercise will focus on counter-terrorism operations, high-intensity combat, and survival techniques in desert conditions.
- Training will include real-world combat scenarios, tactical maneuvers, and joint coordination exercises.
- Special forces from both the Indian Army and the Egyptian Army will participate in this military drill.
- Both armies will engage in specialized drills to enhance their operational capabilities in handling security challenges.
- The joint exercise will improve the forces’ preparedness to respond to evolving security threats and enhance mutual trust and coordination.
About Exercise CYCLONE
| Aspect | Details |
| About | It is a Joint Special Forces exercise between India and Egypt. |
| Aim | To enhance mutual understanding of operational protocols for desert/semi-desert Special Operations under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. |
| First Edition | 2023 (India) |
| Features of 2nd Edition | 1. The Indian contingent is being represented by troops from The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces). 2. Egyptian contingent is being represented by Egyptian Commando Squadron and Egyptian Airborne Platoon. 3. The Exercise will involve planning and execution of special operations in sub conventional domain and will be conducted in three phases. |
| Significance | 1. It will provide an opportunity to both the contingents to strengthen their bond and share best practices. 2. It will serve as a platform to achieve common security goals and enhance ties between two friendly nations. |
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