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AUSTRALIAN military observers will reportedly join a massive US military exercise in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar to test command systems that would be used in a war with Iraq. The Sydney Morning Herald said today that the classified exercise, called `Internal Look', would begin on Monday, and Australia's inclusion pointed to expectations that it would take part in any US-led war. The paper said the head of the Australian defence staff in Washington, Major-General Simon Willis, had confirmed that Australian officers were expected in Qatar, which was likely to be a nerve centre for any war. It said...

Friday May 3, 8:44 PM India, U.S. to conduct first joint military exercise By Rezaul H. Laskar, Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India and the U.S. will conduct their first joint military exercise in Uttar Pradesh state later this month, marking another significant step forward in growing defence ties. The wargame, codenamed "Ex Balance Iroquois," will have the Indian Army's elite Paratroop Brigade and Indian Air Force aircraft exercising along with troops from the U.S. Pacific Command Special Forces and C-130 aircraft of the U.S. Air Force, an Indian defence ministry spokesman said Friday. The decision to...