Exercise Yudh Abhyas

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Recently, the 17^th Indo-US Joint Military Exercise "Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021" was held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska (US).

• In February 2021, the previous version of the exercise was held in Bikaner's Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan).

Key Points

• About:
  
  • It is the largest running joint military training and defence cooperation endeavor between India and the US.
  • The exercise was started in 2004 under the US Army Pacific Partnership Program. The exercise is hosted alternately between both countries.
  • The exercise aims at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between two Armies.
    
    • This will help them in undertaking joint operations at battalion level in mountainous terrain with cold climatic conditions under the ambit of the United Nations.
• Other Exercises between India and the US:
  
  • Exercise Tiger Triumph (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise)
  • Exercise Vajra Prahar (Special Forces’ Exercise)
  • Cope India (Air Force).
  • Malabar Exercise (Quadrilateral naval exercise of India, USA, Japan and Australia).
  • Red Flag (US’ multilateral air exercise).

Source: TH