Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’

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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