New Delhi (NVI): The fifth edition of joint military exercise between India and United Kingdom — Ajeya Warrior 2020 — concluded at Salisbury Plains in the UK.
The closing ceremony was attended by Brigadier Tom Bewick, Commander of UK 7 Infantry Brigade and Brigadier Gavin, Defence Attache of the UK in India, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement here today.
The exercise started on February 13. The fifth edition of the exercise included joint training in urban and semi-urban areas.
As part of the exercise, important lectures, demonstrations and drills related to counter-insurgency and counter-terrorist operations were rehearsed and executed jointly, the MoD said.
The bonhomie and camaraderie displayed by the troops, thereby ensuring integration and achievement of interoperability at all levels, was among the highlights of the exercise.
Besides promoting understanding and interoperability between the two armies, it further helped in cementing ties between both the nations, an official statement said.
In the series of military training exercises undertaken by India with various countries, exercise Ajeya Warrior with the United Kingdom is an important exercise in terms of the security challenges faced by both the nations in the realm of changing facets of global terrorism.
