The China-Singapore Exercise Cooperation-2024 joint army exercise entered the mixed-team training phase at a training base in central China's Henan Province on Friday.
Under the theme of conducting a joint urban anti-terrorism operation, the drill aims to train the participating troops in weapon operation and tactical coordination with over 20 subjects, so as to hone their ability to operate in synergy.
In the joint training, the two sides adopted a mixed-team approach, forming multiple squads of reconnaissance and intelligence, assault, and air insertion to carry out training simultaneously.
Team members utilized equipment like drones and individual radar to establish a multidimensional reconnaissance network, enabling precise tracking of the number, locations, and movements of the terrorist group.
"Our reconnaissance team combines manned and unmanned equipment to complement each other, fully leveraging their respective advantages to collect intelligence from all angles, thus ensuring the successful completion of reconnaissance missions," said Wang Jingkai, a Chinese participant in the training.
The teams of assault and air insertion were tasked with rescuing hostages, a mission that is crucial to the success of the entire operation.
They need to approach the targets from underground, ground, and high altitude, forming an encirclement for a coordinated assault.
Team members from both sides also conducted joint training on tasks such as clearing remaining enemies, searching, explosive ordnance disposal and casualty treatment and evacuation.
In addition, the command personnel of the two sides conducted command skills training and operational rehearsal.
"Through the first mixed-team training, the commanders of both sides have achieved greater mutual understanding and integration in joint mechanisms for planning and coordinating actions. The collaboration between our team members has also deepened, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent live-fire comprehensive exercises between China and Singapore," said Du Xun, another Chinese participant.
This is the sixth edition of the Cooperation series exercise between the two countries' armies.
China, Singapore conduct mixed-team training during joint army drill on urban anti-terrorism
