Joint Military Exercises of India are crucial topics frequently featured in the Current Affairs section of various competitive exams, including SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, CDS, AFCAT, Airmen Group X & Y, Indian Navy SSR, RRB NTPC, and state-based exams.
Recent Joint Military Exercises of India January to December 2024
October 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
KAZIND-2024
Army Exercise
India and Kazakhstan
Auli, Uttarakhand
Malabar 2024
Naval Exercise
Australia, India, Japan, and the USA
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
IBSAMAR
Multinational Maritime Exercise
India, Brazil, and South Africa
Simon’s Town, South Africa
Sagar Kavach
Maritime Exercise
Indian Coast Guard
Along the coast of Goa and Maharashtra
Naseem-Al-Bahr
Bilateral Naval Exercise
India and Oman
Coast of Goa
Exercise SWAVLAMBAN SHAKTI
Army Exercise
Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps of Southern Command (Pune)
Babina field firing ranges, Uttar Pradesh
SIMBEX 2024
Maritime Bilateral Exercise
India and Singapore
Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Important One-liners
QUAD countries (Australia, India, Japan and, the United States) plan to launch a joint coast guard exercise in the Indo-Pacific region in 2025.
Carrier Strike Groups of India and Italy conducted their first-ever exercise off the coast of Goa.
The Indian Air Force and the Singapore Air Force commenced the 12th edition of the Joint Military Training (JMT) exercise at Air Force Station Kalaikunda, West Bengal.
The Indian Navy and the German Navy conducted their maiden Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in the Indian Ocean.
September 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
Al Najah V
Army Exercise
India and Oman
Rabkoot Training Area in Salalah, Oman
YUDH ABHYAS-2024
Army Exercise
Indian and USA
Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan
Mitra Shakti 2024
Army Exercise
Indian and Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Army Training School in Maduru Oya
Exercise Udara Shakti 2024
Air Exercise
Indian and Malaysia
Kuantan, Malaysia
Parvat Prahaar 2024
Army Exercise
Indian Army
Ladakh
August 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
Udara Shakti 2024
Air Exercise
Indian and Malaysia
RMAF Base Station in Kuantan, Malaysia
Mitra Shakti 2024
Army Exercise
India and Sri Lanka
Army Training School, Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka.
‘Parvat Prahaar‘ Exercise 2024 (Mountain Strike)
Army Exercise
Conducted by Indian Army
Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh
Tarang Shakti 2024
India’s 1st Multinational Air Exercise
30 Countries including the United States of America (USA), Germany, France, Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United Kingdom (UK), and Singapore
Sulur Air Base in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (TN) and Rajasthan
U.S. Forces Korea’s (USFK) Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek
Ulchi Freedom Shield 24
Combined, and interagency exercise
United States and South Korea
Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
July 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
KHAAN QUEST 2024
Multinational military exercise
23 Countries Including India
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Exercise Pitch Black 2024
Air Exercise
India and Australia
Darwin, Australia
Maitree Exercise 2024
Joint military exercise
India and Thailand
Fort Vachiraprakan in Tak Province, Thailand
Nomadic Elephant
Joint Military Exercise
India and Mongolia
Meghalaya’s Umroi
Freedom Edge 2024
First Multidomain Exercise
USA, Japan, and South Korea
East China Sea
Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise
World’s largest international maritime exercise
29 Countries including India
Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands
Birlestik-2024
Operational-tactical command-staff exercise
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
Oymasha training ground and Cape Tokmak in the Caspian Sea.
Multi-manoeuvre exercise
Maritime exercise
India and United States
Arabian Sea
Sagar Kavach – 01/24
Coastal security exercise
Indian Armed Forces
Andhra Pradesh Coast
Interaction-2024
Joint counter-terrorism exercise
Members contries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
As of August 2024, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has 10 member countries:
1. China 2. India 3. Kazakhstan 4. Kyrgyzstan 5. Russia 6. Pakistan 7. Tajikistan 8. Uzbekistan 9. Iran (joined in July 2023) 10. Belarus (joined in July 2024)
June 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
Red Flag 24
Air Exercise
Singapore, Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and India
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska of the United States
Exercise RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2024
Naval Exercise
India and Other 28 Countries
Honolulu, Hawaii
JIMEX-24
Naval Exercise
India and Japan
Yokosuka, japan
Tarang Shakti-2024
Multinational Air Exercise
12 Countries including India
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Exercise HOPEX
Air Exercise
India and Egypt
Egypt
May 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
Exercise TARKASH
Joint Anti-Terror Mock Drills
India and USA
Kolkata, West Bengal(WB)
Exercise SHAKTI 2024
Joint military Exercise
India and France
Umroi (Meghalaya)
Gagan Strike-II
Joint Exercise
Indian Army (IA) and Indian Air Force (IAF)
Ambala, Haryana
Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX)
Naval Exercise
India and Philippines
West Philippine Sea
April 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
Maritime Partnership Exercise
Naval Exercise
Indian and United Kingdom
Lyme Bay (south coast of England)
Exercise Poorvi Lehar(XPOL) 2024
Naval Exercise
Indian Navy
East Coast
DUSTLIK 2024
Army Exercise
India and Uzbekistan
Termez District, the Republic of Uzbekistan
Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Training Exercise
Army Exercise
Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps
Sikkim
Sagar Kavach 2024
Coastal Security Exercise
Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Marine Police, Fisheries, Customs, and other security agencies.
Lakshadweep
Gagan Shakti 2024
Air Exercise
Indian Air Force (IAF)
Pokhran, Rajasthan
March 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
Samudra Laksamana
Naval Exercise
India, Malaysia
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Sea Defenders-2024
Joint Maritime Exercise
India, USA
Off the coast of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bharat Shakti
Tri-Service Exercise
Indian Armed Forces
Pokhran, Rajasthan
Exercise Cutlass Express – 24 (CE – 24)
Naval Exercise
16 Countries including India
Port Victoria, Seychelles
LAMITIYE-2024 (LAMITIYE means ‘Friendship‘ in the Creole language)
Joint Military Exercise
India, Seychelles
Seychelles
Tiger Triumph – 2024
Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise
India, USA
East Coast of the United States
IMT Exercise – 2024 (India, Mozambique and Tanzania)
Tri-Lateral Naval Exercise
India, Mozambique and Tanzania
Nacala, Mozambique
Gagan Shakti-2024
Air Force Exercise
Indian Air Force (IAF)
Pokhran, Rajasthan
February 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
Vayu Shakti-24
Air Exercise
Indian Air Force (IAF)
Pokhran Air to Ground Range near Jaisalmer
Exercise MILAN
Naval Exercise
Indian Navy along with 50 other Countries
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti-16’
Naval Exercise
India, Sri Lanka and Maldivies
Maldives
Dharma Guardian
Joint Military Exercise
India and Japan
Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan
Shanti Prayas IV
Multinational Peacekeeping exercise
USA and Nepal
Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre (BPOTC) in Panchkhal, Nepal
January 2024
Military Exercise Name
Type
Countries/ Conducted By
Location
Desert Cyclone 2024
Joint Army Exercise
India and UAE
Mahajan, Rajasthan
Exercise Sea Dragon 24
Multinational maritime exercise
India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the US
Guam, a US island territory in the Western Pacific
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