Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ – Relevance for UPSC Exam
- GS Paper 3: Security- Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ in News
- The 4th Edition of India Oman Joint Military Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ between contingents of Indian Army and the Royal Army of Oman is scheduled to take place from 01 to 13 August 2022.
Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’
- About: Exercise Al NAJAH-IV is a joint military exercise between Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman.
- The previous edition of the exercise ‘Al Najah IV’ was organised in Muscat in 2019.
- Location: Exercise Al NAJAH-IV 2022 is being taking place at the Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan).
- Mandate: Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ aims to enhance the level of defence co-operation between Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman and will further manifest in enhancing the bilateral relations between the two nations.
- Scope: The scope of the ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ exercise includes professional interaction, mutual understanding of drills & procedures, establishment of joint command & control structures and elimination of terrorist threats.
- Focus Areas: The joint exercise would focus on-
- Counter Terrorism Operations,
- Regional Security Operations,
- Peace Keeping Operations under United Nations charter
- Organising joint physical training schedules, tactical drills, techniques and procedures.
- Representation: In the Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’, Royal Army of Oman contingent is represented by 60 personnel from the Sultan of Oman Parachute Regiment.
- The Indian Army is represented by troops from the 18 Mechanised Infantry Battalion.
- Key Activities: A comprehensive training programme to culminate in a 48 hours long validation exercise involving establishing of-
- Joint mobile vehicle check posts,
- Joint cordon and search operations and
- Joint room intervention drills in a built up area.
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