SCO Exercise Peaceful Mission : 2021

SCO Exercise Peaceful Mission: 2021

The 6th Edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Exercise Peaceful Mission: 2021 was held today.
It was hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South West Russia.
The aim of the exercise is to foster close relations between the SCO Member States and to enhance the abilities of the military leaders to command multinational military contingents.
An Indian military contingent comprising of an all-arms combined force of 200 personnel from the Indian Army and Indian Air force is participating in the exercise.
The Exercise Peaceful Mission: 2021 is based on joint counter-terrorism operations at the operational and tactical level in an urban environment in which Armies and Air Forces of all SCO member states are participating.
Over the next few days, troops will train, share and rehearse tactical drills which will culminate in a final validation exercise, where-in troops from all Armies and Air Forces will jointly undertake operations in a controlled and simulated environment.

Source: PIB

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