The India-UAE joint military exercise, Desert Cyclone-II, ended with a closing ceremony at Al-Hamra Training City, Abu Dhabi. The exercise ran from December 18 to 30 and showed growing defense ties between the two countries. It included classroom lessons and field training focused on urban combat and sub-conventional operations under the UN mandate. Key activities were building clearance, IED awareness, casualty evacuation, first aid, and mission planning. Soldiers practiced room intervention, heliborne operations, air assault missions, and platoon-level joint assaults in built-up areas. Both armies shared and standardized their tactics and procedures. The exercise finished with coordinated offensive and defensive urban operation drills, demonstrating teamwork and readiness. The Indian team had 45 soldiers from The Mechanised Infantry Regiment, while the UAE team came from the 53 Mechanised Infantry Battalion. Desert Cyclone-II strengthened bonds and built capabilities for future multinational missions.