- The 10th edition of Exercise Mitra Shakti is being held at the Army Training School in Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka.
- The exercise aims to enhance the joint military capability of India and Sri Lanka in counter-insurgency operations under the United Nations Mandate (Chapter VII).
- Both armies have deployed canines (K9s) for the exercise. India has fielded, a Belgian Malinois (named Zac) trained in specialised tactical operations, including cordon-and-search, search-and-destroy, jungle search, and area sanitisation.
- Assault K9s train at the Remount Veterinary Corps Centre and College, Meerut, and is considered a force multiplier in tactical operations.
- The Sri Lankan Army has also deployed two canines for the exercise.
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