The special forces of the Indian and Egyptian armies have engaged in joint military exercises known as “Exercise Cyclone“.
Exercise Cyclone 2025
The special forces of the Indian and Egyptian armies have engaged in joint military exercises known as “Exercise Cyclone“. A joint military exercise between special forces is conducting at at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan from February 10-23.
Total of 25 Soldiers each from both countries are participating in 14 days long exercise. Exercise will focus on Joint Counter Terrorist Operations. The exercises aim to enhance defence cooperation between India and Egypt by focusing on sharing professional skills and improving interoperability of special forces in desert environments.
The Indian Army contingent comprised 25 personnel Egypt took part in the 2nd edition of India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE. The Exercise conducted at Anshas, Egypt from 22nd January to 1st February 2024. The first edition of the exercise was conducted last year in India. The first ever joint exercise between the special forces of the Indian Army and the Egyptian Army named “Exercise Cyclone-I” is in progress at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on 14 January 2023.
Aim Of The Exercise
The exercise aims to bolster defence co-operation between the two nations and focus on sharing professional skills and interoperability of Special Forces in desert terrain while undertaking counter terrorism, reconnaissance, raids and other special operations.
Defence Relations
•There was close cooperation between the Air Forces, with efforts at jointly developing a fighter aircraft in 1960s.
•IAF pilots had also trained Egyptian pilots from 1960s until 1984.
•Most of the current defence cooperation is determined by Joint Defence Committee (JDC) activities.
•Egypt participated in the Multinational Training Exercise for friendly African countries held at Pune in 2019. The first ever IAF-EAF Joint Tactical Air Exercise Dessert Warrior, was held in 2021.
