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Ajeya Warrior 2023: Indian, UK Army Troops Execute Tactical Drills

Indian Army and British Army troops on Monday (local time) carried out joint training on various tactical drills during the ongoing Bilateral Exercise Ajeya Warrior 2023 in the United Kingdom.

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The bilateral exercise is being held at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom till May 11.

Ajeya Warrior is a biennial training event with the United Kingdom conducted alternatively in the United Kingdom and India, the last edition was held at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand in October 2021.

During the current bilateral exercise Ajeya Warrior 2023 in the United Kingdom, troops from the Indian Army and the British Army trained together on various tactical drills on Monday (local time).

Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom, is the location of the bilateral training till May 11.

The most recent Ajeya Warrior competition, which alternately takes place in the UK and India every two years, was held in Chaubatia, Uttarakhand, in October 2021.

Soldiers of the 2 Royal Gorkha Rifles from the United Kingdom and Indian Army soldiers from the Bihar Regiment are participating in the exercise.

The Indian Army contingent arrived at Brize Norton on April 26 in an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft with indigenous weapons and equipment.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the aim of the exercise is to build positive military relations, imbibe each other’s best practices and promote the ability to operate together while undertaking company-level sub-conventional operations in urban and semi-urban environments under UN mandate, in addition to developing inter-operability, bonhomie, camaraderie and friendship between the two armies.

With ANI Inputs

Shruti Chaturvedi

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