India, Russia to hold first ever International Tri Service Exercise

NewsBharati    17-Oct-2017
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Vladivostok, October 17: Defense plays a very significant role in India-Russia 70 years of bilateral relation. Giving a major boost to that relation, INDRA-2017 will start from October 19. The exercise is going to be the first ever Tri-Services Joint Exercise between Indian and Russian Armed Forces.

INDRA is not a new bi-lateral exercise, it started in 2013. But the distinct feature of INDRA-2017 is that Exercise has been upgraded to involve all the three Services of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy & Air Force). Exercise INDRA-2017 will be conducted at the 249th Combined Army Range Sergeevisky and in the Sea of Japan near Vladivostok.

The Indian contingent will comprise of 350 personnel from Army, 80 from Air Force, two IL 76 aircraft and one Frigate and Corvette each from the Navy. The Russian Federation Armed Forces will be represented by approximately 1000 troops of the 5th Army, Marines, and Ships of Pacific Fleet and aircraft from Eastern Military District.

The upcoming Exercise which will provide an opportunity to the armed forces of both countries to train in counter-terrorism operations in a multinational scenario in a joint tri-service environment. The scope of the Exercise includes professional interactions, the establishment of joint command and control structures between the Indian & Russian forces and elimination of terrorist threat in a multinational environment under the UN mandate.