Mitra Shakti-2025: Troops train in Obstacle Course, Urban Combat and IED response
As part of Joint exercise, soldiers from both contingents participated with enthusiasm, demonstrating endurance, agility and overall combat preparedness.
The fourth day of the ongoing Joint Military “Exercise Mitra Shakti-2025” between India and Sri Lanka began with high-intensity fitness training, reinforcing physical conditioning and strengthening camaraderie between both contingents, at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka.
This was followed by a lecture and demonstration on Road Opening Party (ROP) procedures and subsequently a session on Casualty Evacuation and Combat Medical Skills, showcasing various splints and methods of handling casualties during operations, according to a statement of an army spokesperson.
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Sri Lanka Army officers then delivered two insightful sessions — a detailed case study on Operation Indra Sera, followed by a lecture on the Small Team Concept along with IED detection and countermeasures.
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Soldiers from both contingents also undertook drone operations practice, wherein they were trained on live drone flying and on the employment of drones in operations.
In the evening, troops carried out slithering practice as part of heliborne insertion drills. The Indian contingent, of 170 personnel, is being represented mainly by troops from the RAJPUT Regiment. The Sri Lankan side is being represented by 135 personnel, mainly troops from the GAJABA Regiment. Twenty personnel from the Indian Air Force and 10 personnel from the Sri Lankan Air Force are also participating in the exercise.
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