
- A military exercise is the employment of military resources in training for military operations.
- These exercises help in exploring the effects of warfare and testing the strategies without engaging in actual combat.
- Military exercises are based on a real-time application of the theoretical knowledge and therefore, are the highest form of military training.
- Military exercises can be: Internal, bilateral or multinational.
- The military exercises:
- Test the combat readiness of the armed forces.
- Helps in capacity building of the participating countries.
- Prepare commands and forces for operations in peace, crisis and conflict.
- Builds understanding between two militaries in terms of professionalism, procedures & processes, and the military ethos.
- Serve as an extension of military training for partner countries.
- Acts as a significant military diplomacy tool.
- Sharing of military training aspects through international military exercises is one of the most effective confidence-building measure (CBM) between partner countries.
List of bilateral military exercises of Indian Army:
List of Joint military exercises of Indian Army:
S. No. | Country | Exercise |
1. | Australia | AUSTRA HIND |
2. | Bangladesh | SAMPRITI |
3. | China | HAND IN HAND |
4. | France | SHAKTI |
5. | Indonesia | GARUDA SHAKTI |
6. | Japan | DHARMA GUARDIAN |
7. | Kazakhstan | PRABAL DOSTYK |
8. | Kyrgyzstan | KHANJAR |
9. | Maldives | EKUVERIN |
10. | Mongolia | NOMADIC ELEPHANT |
11. | Myanmar | IMBEX |
12. | Malaysia | HARIMAU SHAKTI |
13. | Nepal | SURYA KIRAN |
14. | Oman | AL NAGAH |
15. | Russia | INDRA |
16. | Seychelles | LAMITIYE |
17. | Sri Lanka | MITRA SHAKTI |
18. | Singapore | BOLD KURUKSHETRA |
19. | Thailand | MAITREE |
20. | UK | AJEYA WARRIOR EMERLAND MERCURY |
21. | USA | YUDH ABHAYAS |
VAJRA PRAHAR | ||
22. | Vietnam | VINBAX |
23. | Multinational (ADMM Plus) | FORCE 18 |
- The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN members and Partners to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region.
List of Joint military exercises of Indian Navy:
S. No. | Country | Exercise |
1. | Australia | AUSINDEX |
2. | Bangladesh | IN-BN CORPAT |
3. | Brazil & South Africa | IBSAMAR |
4. | France | VARUNA |
5. | Indonesia | IND-INDO CORPAT |
IND-INDO BILAT | ||
6. | Malaysia | IN-MN TABLE TOP |
7. | Myanmar | IMCOR |
8. | Oman | NASEEM-AL-BAHR |
9. | Russia | INDRA NAVY |
10. | Sri Lanka | SLINEX |
11 | Singapore | SIMBEX |
12. | Thailand | INDO-THAI CORPAT |
13 | UAE | In-UAE BILAT |
14 | UK | KONKAN |
15. | USA | MALABAR |
RIMPAC (Multilateral) | ||
16 | Multilateral Exercise by Brunei | ADMM+ Exercise |
17 | Multilateral Exercise by Indonesia | KOMODO |
18 | Multilateral Exercise by India | MILAN |
- CORPAT means Coordinated Patrol
List of Joint military exercises of Indian Air Force:
S. No. | Country | Exercise |
1. | Multinational | PITCH BLACK |
2. | Israel | BLUE FLAG |
3. | Oman | EASTERN BRIDGE |
4. | Russia | AVIA-INDRA |
5. | Singapore | SINDEX JOINT MILITARY TRAINING (JMT) |
6. | Thailand | SIAM BHARAT |
7. | UAE | DESERT EAGLE |
8. | UK | INDRADHANUSH |
9. | USA | RED FLAG (Multinational) COPE INDIA |
10. | Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, UAE | SAMVEDNA (Multinational) |
- Indian Air Force participated for the first time in the International Exercise Pitch Black 2018. Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial three-week multi-national exercise conducted at RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal, Australia.
- Exercise Samvedna was a Multi-Lateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise, organized by the Southern Air Command of IAF.
- In addition to joint exercises with other nations, The Indian Air force conducts inter-service exercises such as VAYU SHAKTI, GAGAN SHAKTI, IRON FIST, PRALAY SHYAM.
- India and the United States are set to hold their first tri-services exercise code-named “Tiger Triumph” at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in November 2019.
Related sources: Schedules of the Indian Constitution, Emergency Provisions
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