BANGKOK: Malaysia will join the 43rd Cobra Gold, the world’s longest-running and largest multinational military exercise in South-east Asia, alongside troops from 30 nations in Thailand from February 27 to March 10.Co-hosted by the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the United States Indo-Pacific Command, this year’s exercise will see the participation of 9,590 personnel from 30 countries.The annual drills aim to develop good military relations between participating allies; enhance the capacity to conduct joint and multilateral operations by adapting mobilisation in various emergencies; and to practice following procedures for a multinational force.Defence Attaché at the Malaysian Embassy in Thailand Brigadier General Samsul Rizal Musa said this is the seventh time Malaysia participated in Cobra Gold.
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