Dharma Guardian Exercise

Dharma Guardian is the name of an Indo-Japan Joint Military Exercise that began in 2018. This exercise takes place between both countries’ armies.

Overview:

• This exercise with Japan is significant and crucial in the matters of security challenges that are faced by both nations in the backdrop of the current global situation.
• This exercise covers platoon-level joint operations training in semi-urban and urban environments and forests.

About Exercise Dharma Guardian 2022

The latest edition of this exercise will begin from 27 February to 10 March 2022 and will be conducted at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka.

Indian Army’s 15th Battalion the MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY Regiment and Japan’s 30th Infantry Regiment of Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces are participating in this year’s exercise.

This exercise is being conducted between the two troops to share various experiences gained during operations so as to enhance inter-operability in the execution and planning of various operations in jungle, urban and semi-urban terrain.

What will the joint exercise schedule include?

This 12 day long joint exercise includes raids on terrorist hideouts in semi-urban terrain, house interventions drills, unarmed and close-quarter combat firing, combat first aid, planning and executing a series of well-developed tactical drills for neutralization of likely threats, etc.

On the 8th and 9th of March 2022, a two-day validation exercise will be conducted which will complete the joint combat discussions, joint field training exercises, and joint demonstrations.

Special emphasis will be given to enhancing the tactical skills required to fight global terrorism and on enhancing the two forces’ interoperability.

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Defence Current Affairs