www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co Military Exercise is one of the most important topics that is asked in the General Knowledge section of BBA and HM exams. It also becomes necessary for a student who is appearing for various BBA & HM exams to have an idea as to why these exercises are conducted. So here is a list of Indian Military Exercises: Indian Military Exercises A military exercise or war game is the technique of using military resources in training or performing drills of military operations, testing the quickness and real-time capabilities of warfare and adopting strategies without undergoing actual combat. The military exercise is a measure to test the performance of the armed forces without engaging in the battlefield. Why is military exercise required? • Military exercise has become an imperative part of the armed forces all around the world. They serve many purposes like: • It trains soldiers in how to act, how to think, and how to work together in times of conflict. • The military exercise is a method to showcase the power and might to other countries of the world. • It also improves the coordination as well as cooperation among friendly militaries of the world. • It provides an opportunity to test the precision of weapons and devices. • Training for Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Relief. Military Exercises are classified into the following types: 1. Bilateral Exercise 2. Multilateral Exercise 3. Domestic Exercise 2 www.gradeup.co Important Military Exercises in 2019-2020 S.No. Partner Nation Exercise Name Remarks The CORPAT is genuinely reflective of the strong desire Indian Navy and the Indo–Thai 1 for the peaceful Indian Ocean safeguarded through good Royal Thai Navy CORPAT maritime order in the region. • It is being held from May 16 to May 22, 2019. It was first initiated in 1993. Singapore, Thailand, • The aim is to enhance interoperability, strengthen 2 SITMEX 2019 and India mutual trust, and build greater synergy to address shared maritime concerns among both navies. • India and Thailand conducted the military exercise from 16-29 September at Foreign Training Node, Umroi, in Meghalaya 3 India and Thailand MAITREE-2019 • The contingents of Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army (RTA) comprising of 50 soldiers each will participate in the exercise. • This will be overall 15th edition of the joint exercise hosted alternately between the two countries Yudh Abhyas • It will result in a higher degree of joint manship 4 Indian and U.S. armies 2019 that will further facilitate interoperability between forces of both countries to meet any unforeseen situation. • The first-ever tri-service joint exercise between India and the United States. • The exercise is being conducted from 13th-21st November 2019. India and the United 5 Tiger Triumph • The exercise will be conducted off Visakhapatnam States and Kakinada coasts in Andhra Pradesh • It aims to develop interoperability for conducting HADR operations. • It is the 23rd edition of the Trilateral Maritime Exercise MALABAR. • It began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India, Japan, and the 6 Malabar 2019 India and the U.S. United States • Then it got permanently expanded into a trilateral format with the inclusion of Japan in 2015. 3 www.gradeup.co Along with Russia, military contingents • The exercise aims at evolving drills of the from China, India, participating armies and practising them in the fight Kazakhstan, against international terrorism, thereby ensuring 7 TSENTR 2019 Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, military security in the strategic Central Asian Pakistan, and region. Uzbekistan will take part • The objective of the exercise is to discuss, standardization of protocol, formulation of policy Seven-member BIMSTEC- and guidelines for the protection of heritage sites 8 countries of BIMSTEC DMEx 2020 during a disaster and their conservation post- disaster • The exercise aims at enhancing understanding, cooperation, and interoperability between the two Armies. Exercise 9 India and France • The exercise will focus on Counter-Terrorism SHAKTI operations in a semi-desert terrain under United Nations Mandate. • The participating aircraft included four Su-30 MKI fighters besides one IL-78 and two C-17 aircraft. Indian and French Air Exercise • It fosters a closer relationship between India and 11 Force Garuda-VI France so as to promote interoperability through the exchange of knowledge and experience. • The exercise aims to build and promote positive relations between armies of India and Sri Lanka for counter-insurgency & counter-terrorism operations Exercise Surya 12 India-Nepal in the urban and rural environment under the Kiran- XIV United Nations mandate. • The Mitra Shakti exercise began in 2013 • Sri Lankan Navy has sent two offshore patrol vessels, namely SLNS Sindurala and SLNS Suranimala, to India to participate in the seventh 13 India and Sri Lanka SLINEX 2019 annual Joint Indo-Lanka Maritime Fleet Exercise- SLINEX 2019. • The 8th edition of the exercise was held at Tangail, Exercise 14 India and Bangladesh Bangladesh. SAMPRITI-IX Exercise Za'ir- • It was held for the first time. The exercise will 15 India and Qatar Al-Bahr include Air defense, Surface action, interdiction 4 www.gradeup.co operation, maritime surveillance, and anti- terrorism. • It is a first-ever joint military exercise between India and Uzbekistan. • The exercise will be held at Chirchiq Training 16 India and Uzbekistan Dustlik-2019 Area, Uzbekistan, between November 4 and November 13, 2019. From India, a 45-member contingent has been trained for this. • The 8th India-China joint training exercise Hand- In-Hand 2019 is being conducted at Umroi, 17 India and China Hand in Hand Meghalaya, from 7 to December 20, 2019. • It was conducted in India from 10th-19th December Tri-Services Exercise 2019 simultaneously at Babina (near Jhansi), Pune, 18 between India and Indra and Goa. Russia • The 5th edition of India-UK joint Air Force Indian Air Force and Exercise Exercise ‘Indradhanush' began at Air Force Station, 19 Royal Air Force of the Indradhanush - Hindan (Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh) on February 24, United Kingdom V 2020. India and the United Ajeya Warrior- 20 -- Kingdom 2020 • India's first-ever simulated space warfare exercise. 21 -- IndSpaceEx It was held last week of July 2019 22 40 countries MILAN 2020 -- Indian Air force and Exercise Eastern 23 Royal Air force of -- Bridge Oman 5 www.gradeup.co Bilateral Exercises: Bilateral Exercise is the exercise that is conducted between two countries. Below is a table that shows the list of bilateral exercise: Indian Army: S. Partner Exercise name Remarks No. Nation The annual joint training exercise, 7th edition held in Oct 2018, it 1. China Ex Hand in Hand was suspended in 2017 because of Doklam Plateau standoff. Conducted biannually (every six months), alternatively in India 2. Nepal Ex Surya Kiran and Nepal. It is aimed to strengthen and broaden the aspects of 3. Bangladesh Ex Sampriti interoperability and cooperation between the Indian and Bangladesh Armies. Its inception was in 2012 in response to China’s efforts to 4. Sri Lanka Ex Mitra Shakti strengthen its influence in the Indian Ocean region & Southeast Asia. Annual combat exercise started in 2004, 14th edition held in 5. Ex Yudh Abhyas Uttarakhand in 2018. USA Conducted between Special Forces of both countries to deal with 6. Ex Vajra Prahar operations for counter-terrorism. It is aimed at strengthening closer relations with armies of the 7. Myanmar IMBAX-2017 neighboring countries. Ex HARIMAU It is a 1st bilateral military training exercise between India and 8. Malaysia SHAKTI Malaysia in May 2018. Annual military exercise, started in 2012, 6th edition held in 2018 9. Indonesia Ex Garuda Shakti in Bandung, Indonesia. First military exercise between the two countries, to carry out 10. Vietnam VINBAX-2018 training for Peacekeeping Operations under United Nations (UN) mandate. Annual bilateral military exercise started in 2009. Hosted 11. Maldives Ex Ekuverin alternatively in India and the Maldives. Transformed into tri-services Military Exercise in 2017. The 10th 12. Russia Ex INDRA edition conducted in 2018 at Babina Military Station, Jhansi. It is a joint military exercise first conducted in 2015. It is aimed at 14. Oman AL NAGAH interoperability & weapons. DHARMA First joint military exercise between India and Japan, conducted 15. Japan GUARDIAN in 2018 in Mizoram. It was targeted at evolving drills & procedures involved in 16. Thailand EX MAITREE counter-terrorist operations. Ex AJEYA 17. UK The biennial military exercise started in 2013. WARRIOR 6 www.gradeup.co Ex PRABAL 18. Kazakhstan 2016-first edition, 2017-second edition. DOSTYK Annual bilateral military exercise started in 2006. Designed to Ex NOMADIC 19. Mongolia strengthen the partnership between the armies of India & ELEPHANT Mongolia The 8th edition of this biennial military exercise conducted in 21. Seychelles Ex LAMITIYE May 2018 at Mahe island in Seychelles Archipelago. A bilateral armor exercise conducted at the BABINA Field Firing Ex BOLD 23. Singapore Range (BFFR) in Central India between the Singapore Army and KURUKSHETRA the Indian Army (IA). 24. Kyrgyzstan Ex KHANJAR It is an exercise between Special Forces of India and Kyrgyzstan. Indian Navy: S. Partner Exercise name Remarks No. Nation SLINEX exercise started in 2005 was previously held biennially; from 1. Sri Lanka SLINEX 2018 onwards it has been converted into the annual event. 3. Russia INDRA NAVY Started in 2003, 4th edition took place in 2018 in the Bay of Bengal. 4. UK KONKAN Started in 2004, to build interoperability and share best practices. It started in 1983 between the navies of India & France. These exercises 5. France VARUNA was later named as Varuna in 2001. NASEEM-AL- Biennial bilateral exercise between the two navies, started in 1993. 6. Oman BAHR Literally means “sea breeze” Sahyog HOP First India Vietnam Coast Guard Exercise, held in 2018 in the Bay of 7.