Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT:
India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT is scheduled to be conducted from 03rd to 16th July 2024 in Umroi, Meghalaya.
- Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT is the 16th edition of the India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise.
- A Battalion of SIKKIM SCOUTS is representing the Indian contingent comprising of 45 personnel along with personnel from other arms and services.
- It is an annual training event conducted alternatively in India and Mongolia. The last edition was conducted in Mongolia in July 2023.
- Aim is to enhance the joint military capability of both sides to undertake counter-insurgency operations in a sub-conventional scenario under Chapter VII of the United Nations Mandate.
- The exercise will focus on operations in the semi-urban and mountainous terrain.
- Tactical drills during the Exercise include Response to a Terrorist Action, Establishment of a Joint Command Post, establishment of an Intelligence & Surveillance Centre, Securing of a Helipad/ Landing Site etc.
- This exercise will enable both sides to share their best practices in Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for conducting joint operations.
- The exercise will also facilitate the development of inter-operability, bonhomie and camaraderie between the two armies.
- This will also enhance the level of defence cooperation, further augmenting bilateral relations between the two friendly nations.
