Indian Army Departs for 13th India-Thailand Joint Exercise ‘MAITREE’

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Indian Army contingent departed for the 13th Exercise MAITREE, which will be conducted at Fort Vachiraprakan in Tak Province, Thailand from July 1 to 15.

An Overview of the News

• The Indian contingent comprises 76 personnel, mainly from a Battalion of the Ladakh Scouts, along with personnel from other arms and services.

• The Royal Thailand Army contingent also consists of 76 personnel, primarily from the 1st Battalion, 14 Infantry Regiment of 4 Division.

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  • The last edition of Exercise MAITREE was conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya in September 2019.

Objectives and Focus Areas

• Exercise MAITREE aims to foster military cooperation between India and Thailand.

• The exercise will enhance combined capabilities in executing joint counter-insurgency and terrorist operations in jungle and urban environments under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.

• The focus areas include a high degree of physical fitness, joint planning, and joint tactical drills.

Tactical Drills and Procedures

• The exercise will facilitate the development of interoperability, camaraderie, and bonhomie between soldiers of both countries.

• Tactical drills to be practiced during the exercise include:

  • Creation of a Joint Operation Centre

  • Establishing an Intelligence and Surveillance Centre

  • Employment of drones and counter-drone systems

  • Securing a landing site

  • Small team insertion and extraction

  • Special heliborne operations

  • Cordon and search operations

  • Room intervention drills

  • Demolition of illegal structures