Exercise Maitree, which has commenced on 15 July 2016 under the aegis of the Royal Thailand Army, culminated on 29th July.
It was conducted at Krabi in Thailand with the aim to train contingents of both the armies on conduct of counter terrorist operations in an urban environment.
The key points:
- At least 90 soldiers of Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army participated in the two-week-long exercise.
- The exercise included combined training, familiarisation with weapons and equipment used by both the countries.
- The exercise included combined training, familiarization with weapons & equipment used by both the countries, analysing groupings, drills and tactics.
- The exercise also conducted operations like cordon and search, raids, and seek and destroy missions.
- The combined training was an excellent opportunity to understand and learn from each other’s experiences.
- During the exercise both the Armies were able to evolve common tactical procedures and drills to enhance inter-operability.
