India, Sri Lanka embark on a journey filled with action, training and tackling skills; kickstarts Mitra Shakti VI exercise

New Delhi, March 26: Filled with action, excitement and bonding, the journey of military accomplishments will be one most anticipated exercise giving new height to MitraShakti..! India and Sri Lankan Army together move towards an exciting joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI – VI with an Indian contingent of 120 Army personnel, including 11 officers. The exercise is an annual event held in India and Sri Lanka alternatively.

 

Designed to enhance interoperability and mutual understanding between both the armies, the exercise will help to build a relationship based on professional respect, personal bonding and extensive training interaction. MITRASHAKTI is considered as one of the largest bilateral armies to army exercises conducted in the region.

Based on the success of previous exercises, it has been recently upgraded from a platoon level engagement to a full Company level engagement. The exercise will help in building proficiency in tackling transnational terrorism, the conduct of joint tactical operations and building combat skills. It will also provide an ideal platform for sharing each other's experiences and learning from best practices being followed by both the armies.

This year, the scope of the exercise has been significantly increased wherein in addition to infantry based events, the participation of personnel from artillery, engineers, signals, army medical corps and special forces will also take place.

The exercise would also involve sports fixtures and cultural events providing an opportunity for both armies to learn from each other, re-enforce shared values and to build individual bonds of friendship and camaraderie.