Indian and Omanian armies to conduct joint military exercise

Armies of India and Oman will conduct their second joint exercise “Al Nagah-II 2017” from March 6 at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh. This will be the second joint military exercise between the two countries which have a history of extensive cooperation in the defence arena, the first one was held in Oman in January 2015.

The aim of the exercise, to be conducted between March 6 and 19 in Dhauladhar ranges, is to build and promote bilateral Army-to-Army relations and enhance interoperability while exchanging skills and experiences between the two armies. The troops for this exercise have been drawn from one Infantry Battalion each from the Indian Army and the Royal Army of Oman.

The 14-day exercise with the Royal Army of Oman is scheduled to be conducted in multiple modules in order to achieve complete integration between the two contingents at every stage.