As many as 80 orange-beret troops of the TNI AU are taking part in the joint exercise titled "Sharp Knife Airborne 2014."Keifang, China (ANTARA News) - Special troops (Paskhas) of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) are conducting another joint exercise with their Chinese counterparts to improve their fighting skills and to build relations between the two nations.
As many as 80 orange-beret troops of the TNI AU are taking part in the joint exercise being held at the Integrated Training Center of the 43 Airborne Division of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA).
An equal number of personnel of the Chinese contingent are participating in the joint program titled "Sharp Knife Airborne 2014."
The Exercise Director of the Indonesian contingent, Col. Bambang Hariyono, said on Monday that the joint exercise included training in basic shooting, special shooting, military self-defense, and operations related to freeing hostages and anti-terror actions.
"Training in hurdles, climbing, rappelling, fast-trooping simulations and terror-thwarting techniques will also be part of the join exercise," he revealed.
The special elite troops of the Indonesian Army held the first ever exercise with their Chinese counterparts in June 2011, after the Indonesia-China Defense Cooperation Agreement was signed on November 7, 2007.
The special forces of the two countries armies held another anti-terror exercise in Jinan in the Chinese province of Shandong in July 2012.
The Indonesian cavalry held similar activities with their Chinese counterparts in the Margahayu region in West Java in November 2013.
Furthermore, the navies of the two countries also plan to conduct joint exercises both in Indonesia and China.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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