Hello, Warriors! To improve military cooperation between India & Seychelles, the Seventh biennial Joint Military Training Exercise between the Indian Army and the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) – LAMITYE 2016, has begun in Seychelles on 15th February 2016. The meaning of Lamitye in Seychelles dialect is “Friendship”.
Here are the key points of this advancement:
- It is fourteen-day exercise which is conducted at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA), Victoria up to February 28, 2016.
- It is being conducted at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA), Victoria, Seychelles.
- Since 2001 India and Seychelles have been conducting joint military drill ‘Exercise Lamitye’.
- This edition of joint military exercise will be concluding phase of the drill.
- The exercise will be witnessed by senior military officers from both the countries who will review the standards of interoperability achieved by both the contingents.
- To review the standards of interoperability achieved by both the contingents, the drill also includes tactical Exercise.
- The SPDF is represented by 20 personnel from Tazar (Special Forces Unit) and 32 from Seychelles Infantry.
- An infantry platoon and representatives from the Special Forces is comprised by Indian Army contingent.
- It is conducted biennially with the aim of enhancing military cooperation and interoperability between the two countries.
