Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme

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Fifteen officers from the Australian Defence Forces are visiting India from March 1 under the inaugural General Rawat India-Australia Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme that was announced in 2022.

About Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme

In 2022, in recognition of the contributions of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and the importance of deepening our defence relationship, the Australian and Indian governments announced an Australia-India Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme named in his honour.
The exchange programme is the latest in a series of military to military exchanges between the two countries.
It includes visits to the Air Force Academy, the College of Defence Management, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Naval facilities in Goa, and other key defence installation.
The programme aims to expose young officers from Australia and India to each other’s training philosophies and capabilities.