The 6th Edition of SCO Exercise Peaceful Mission : 2021 hosted by Russia started at Orenburg Region of South West Russia. The aim of the exercise is to bolster relations between SCO Member States and to enhance abilities of the military leaders to command multinational military contingents. An Indian military contingent comprising an all arms combined force of 200 personnel from Indian Army and Indian Air force participated in the exercise.
The opening ceremony commenced with an impressive parade by all participating contingents. The Exercise Peaceful Mission: 2021 was based on joint counter terrorism operations at operational and tactical level in an urban environment in which Armies and Air Forces of all SCO member states were to participate. Over the next few days, troops would be training, sharing and rehearsing tactical drills which was expected to culminate in a final validation exercise, where-in troops from all Armies and Air Forces were to jointly undertake operations in a controlled and simulated environment.