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Context

• The ‘Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023’ began in Umroi Cantonment, India.

Exercise Harimau Shakti

About

• Exercise Harimau Shakti is a joint bilateral training exercise of the Indian and Malaysian armies.
• This is the 5th edition of the exercise.

Aim 

• “Exercise Harimau Shakti” aims to improve defence cooperation between the Malaysian and Indian armies, which will also strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.

Participation

• In this edition, the Royal Battalion of the Malaysian Army provided members of the contingent from Malaysia.
• A Rajput Regiment battalion will represent the Indian contingent.
• Exercise Harimau Shakti will involve about 120 soldiers from both sides.

Aim of the 2023 Exercise

• It aims to improve military capability for carrying out Multi-Domain Operations in an atypical situation.
• Both contingents will set up a Joint Command Post and an integrated surveillance system during the exercise.

Exercise inclusions

• Both sides will practice using combined troops in the jungle, semi-urban, and urban settings.
• Drills for gathering, compiling, and disseminating intelligence will also be practiced.
• Helicopters and drones/UAVs will also be used in the exercise.
• Additionally, two sides will run through evacuation and casualty management simulations.
• Both contingents will talk about logistics planning and engage in battalion-level survival drills.
• High levels of physical fitness, tactical drill execution, and the exchange of best practices are the main training objectives.
• A 48-hour validation exercise will take place in a semi-urban region as part of the exercise’s culmination.

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