✅ EXERCISES✅

1.✅ PANEX-21

●✅ Place:✅ Pune,✅ India✅

●✅ Date:✅ 20-22✅ Dec✅ 2021✅
●✅ PANEX-21✅ is✅ a✅ multi-national✅ Humanitarian✅ Assistance✅ and
Disaster✅ Relief✅ exercise✅ held✅ among✅ BIMSTEC✅ Countries✅ (Bay✅ of
Bengal✅ Initiative✅ for✅ Multi-Sectoral✅ Technical✅ and✅ Economic
Cooperation)✅
●✅ BIMSTEC✅ Countries✅ -✅ Bhutan,✅ Bangladesh,✅ Nepal,✅ Myanmar,✅ Sri
Lanka,✅ India✅ and✅ Thailand.✅

2.✅ 11✅ th✅ Edition✅ of✅ Exercise✅ EKUVERIN

●✅ Place:✅ Kadhdhoo✅ Island,✅ Maldives✅

●✅ Date:✅ 06✅ to✅ 19✅ December✅ 2021✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ held✅ between✅ India✅ and✅ Maldives✅
●✅ Ekuverin✅ means✅ “Friends”✅ in✅ the✅ Dhivehi✅ language✅ .✅
●✅ The✅ bilateral✅ annual✅ exercise✅ commenced✅ in✅ 2009.

3.✅ Sea✅ Dragon✅ 2022✅ Exercise

●✅ Place:✅ Guam✅ in✅ the✅ Western✅ Pacific✅

●✅ Date:✅ 5✅ th✅ January✅ –✅ 20✅ th✅ January,✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ a✅ multinational✅ Anti-Submarine✅ Warfare✅ (ASW)✅ Exercise✅
●✅ The✅ six✅ nations✅ which✅ participated✅ were✅ Quad✅ countries,✅ Canada
and✅ South✅ Korea.✅
●✅ An✅ Indian✅ Navy✅ P-8I✅ long-range✅ maritime✅ reconnaissance✅ aircraft
participated✅ in✅ the✅ exercise✅

4.✅ EXERCISE✅ EASTERN✅ BRIDGE✅ –VI

●✅ Place:✅ Air✅ Force✅ Station✅ Jodhpur,✅ Rajasthan,✅ India✅

●✅ Date:✅ 21✅ st✅ –✅ 25✅ th✅ February,✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ an✅ Indo-Oman✅ exercise✅ ,✅ in✅ which✅ Royal✅ Air✅ Force✅ of✅ Oman
(RAFO)✅ participated✅ with✅ Indian✅ Air✅
Force✅ (IAF)✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ the✅ sixth✅ edition✅ of✅ the✅ exercise✅
●✅ The✅ Indian✅ Air✅ Force✅ has✅ deployed✅ a✅ fleet✅ of✅ Sukhoi-30MKIs,✅ Jaguar
and✅ Mirage-2000✅ fighter✅ jets✅
●✅ The✅ Royal✅ Air✅ Force✅ of✅ Oman✅ (RAFO)✅ has✅ deployed✅ its✅ F-16✅ jets.

5.✅ Exercise✅ Dharma✅ Guardian-2022

●✅ Place:✅ Foreign✅ Training✅ Node,✅ Belgaum,✅ Karnataka,✅ India✅

●✅ Date✅ :✅ 27✅ th✅ February✅ –✅ 10✅ th✅ March,✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ an✅ annual✅ exercise✅ between✅ Indian✅ Army✅ and✅ Japanese✅ Ground
Self✅ Defence✅ Force,✅ conducted✅ in✅ India✅ since✅ 2018.✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ the✅ third✅ edition✅ of✅ the✅ joint✅ military✅ exercise✅
●✅ The✅ 15th✅ Battalion✅ the✅ Maratha✅ Light✅ Infantry✅ Regiment✅ of✅ the
Indian✅ Army✅ and✅ 30th✅ Infantry✅ Regiment✅ of✅ Japanese✅ Ground✅ Self
Defence✅ Forces✅ (JGSDF)✅ participated✅ in✅ the✅ exercise.

6.✅ Exercise✅ Cobra✅ Warrior✅ 2022✅

●✅ Place:✅ Royal✅ Air✅ Force✅ Base,✅ Waddington,✅ United✅ Kingdom✅

●✅ Date:✅ March✅ 6✅ and✅ end✅ on✅ March✅ 27,✅ 2022
¤✅ Exercise✅ Cobra✅ Warrior,✅ a✅ multi✅ nation✅ air✅ exercise,✅ is✅ one✅ of✅ the
largest✅ annual✅ exercises✅ by✅ the✅
Royal✅ Air✅ Force✅ (RAF),✅ UK✅
●✅ India✅ will✅ participate✅ in✅ the✅ exercise✅ for✅ the✅ first✅ time.✅
●✅ IAF✅ Light✅ Combat✅ Aircraft✅ (LCA)✅ Tejas✅ will✅ participate.✅
●✅ Five✅ Tejas✅ aircraft✅ will✅ participate✅ in✅ the✅ Exercise✅ and✅ IAF✅ C-17
boeing✅ globemaster✅ aircraft✅ will✅ provide✅ the✅ necessary✅ transport
support✅ for✅ induction✅ and✅ de-induction.✅

7.✅ 3rd✅ edition✅ of✅ SITMEX–21✅

●✅ Place:✅ Andaman✅ Sea✅ off✅ Indian✅ Coast✅

●✅ Date:✅ 15✅ th✅ –✅ 16✅ th✅ November,✅ 2021✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ a✅ Trilateral✅ Maritime✅ Exercise✅ between✅ the✅ Navies✅ of✅ the✅ India,
Singapore✅ and✅ Thailand✅
●✅ Indian✅ Naval✅ Ship✅ (INS)✅ Karmuk✅ participated✅ in✅ the✅ exercise.✅ It✅ is
an✅ indigenously✅ built✅ Missile✅ Corvette✅
●✅ SITMEX✅ is✅ being✅ conducted✅ annually✅ since✅ 2019.✅

8.✅ 6✅ th✅ Edition✅ of✅ Exercise✅ SHAKTI✅ 2021

●✅ Place:✅ Military✅ School✅ of✅ Draguignan,✅ Frejus,✅ France✅

●✅ Date:✅ November✅ 15✅ th✅ –✅ 26✅ th✅ ,✅ 2021✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ a✅ biennial✅ training✅ exercise✅ between✅ the✅ militaries✅ of✅ India
and✅ France✅ which✅ started✅ in✅ 2011✅ and✅ is✅ conducted✅ alternately✅ in
India✅ and✅ France.✅
●✅ The✅ Indian✅ Army✅ contingent✅ is✅ being✅ represented✅ by✅ a✅ composite
team✅ of✅ three✅ Officers,✅ three✅ Junior✅
Commissioned✅ Officers✅ and✅ 37✅ soldiers✅ from✅ a✅ battalion✅ of✅ Gorkha
Rifles✅ and✅ support✅ Arms.

9.✅ 38✅ th✅ India-Indonesia✅ Coordinated✅ Patrol✅ (IND-INDO✅ CORPAT)

●✅ Place:✅ Andaman✅ Sea✅ and✅ Straits✅ of✅ Malacca✅

●✅ Date:✅ June✅ 13✅ th✅ –✅ 24✅ th✅ ,✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ between✅ the✅ Indian✅ Navy✅ Units✅ of✅ Andaman✅ &✅ Nicobar
Command✅ (ANC)✅ and✅ Indonesian✅ Navy✅
●✅ The✅ two✅ Navies✅ have✅ been✅ carrying✅ out✅ CORPAT✅ since✅ 2002.

10.✅ 4✅ th✅ edition✅ of✅ the✅ Indian✅ Navy-Bangladesh✅ Navy✅ Coordinated

Patrol✅ (CORPAT)✅

●✅ Place:✅ Northern✅ Bay✅ of✅ Bengal✅

●✅ Date:✅ 22✅ nd✅ –✅ 23✅ rd✅ May,✅ 2022✅
●✅ Two✅ indigenously✅ built✅ Indian✅ Navy✅ Ships✅ -✅ Kora✅ ,✅ a✅ guided-missile
corvette✅ and✅ Sumedha✅ ,✅ an✅ offshore✅ patrol✅ vessel✅ participated.✅

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✅ PART✅ 2✅ -✅ ARMY✅ EXERCISES✅

11.✅ 32✅ nd✅ EDITION✅ OF✅ INDO-THAI✅ COORDINATED✅ PATROL✅ (CORPAT)

●✅ Date:✅ 12✅ th✅ –✅ 14✅ th✅ November,✅ 2021✅

●✅ Location✅ –✅ Andaman✅ Sea✅
●✅ Indian✅ Naval✅ Ship✅ (INS)✅ Karmuk✅
●✅ The✅ two✅ navies✅ have✅ been✅ undertaking✅ CORPAT✅ bi-annually✅ since
2005✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ in✅ line✅ with✅ India’s✅ SAGAR✅ Vision✅ (Security✅ and✅ Growth✅ for✅ all
in✅ the✅ Region)

12.✅ Exercise✅ ‘Bongosagar’✅

●✅ Place:✅ Port✅ Mongla,✅ Bangladesh✅

●✅ Date:✅ 24✅ th✅ –✅ 27✅ th✅ ,✅ May✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ the✅ third✅ edition✅ of✅ Indian✅ Navy✅ (IN)✅ –✅ Bangladesh✅ Navy✅ (BN)
Bilateral✅ Exercise
●✅ The✅ Harbour✅ Phase✅ of✅ exercise✅ is✅ scheduled✅ from✅ 24-25✅ May✅ which
was✅ followed✅ by✅ a✅ Sea✅ Phase✅ in✅ the✅ Northern✅ Bay✅ of✅ Bengal✅ from
26-27✅ May.✅
●✅ Indian✅ Naval✅ Ships,✅ Kora✅ ,✅ an✅ indigenously✅ built✅ Guided✅ Missile
Corvette,✅ and✅ Sumedha✅ ,✅ an✅ indigenously✅ built✅ Offshore✅ Patrol✅ Vessel
are✅ participating✅ in✅ the✅ Exercise.✅
●✅ The✅ 1✅ st✅ edition✅ was✅ held✅ in✅ 2019

13.✅ Exercise✅ LAMITIYE-2022✅

●✅ Place:✅ Seychelles✅ Defence✅ Academy,✅ Seychelles✅

●✅ Date:✅ 22✅ nd✅ -✅ 31✅ st✅ ,✅ March✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ the✅ 9✅ th✅ edition✅ of✅ India✅ -✅ Seychelles✅ Joint✅ Training✅ Exercise✅
●✅ The✅ Indian✅ Army✅ contingent✅ was✅ represented✅ by✅ the✅ 2/3✅ GORKHA
RIFLES✅ group.✅
●✅ Lamitiye,✅ in✅ Creole✅ means✅ friendship✅ is✅ being✅ conductd✅ since✅ 2001
14.✅ Exercise✅ ‘VARUNA’✅

●✅ Place:✅ Arabian✅ Sea✅ off✅ Goa✅

●✅ Date:✅ March✅ 30✅ to✅ April✅ 03,✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ the✅ 20th✅ edition✅ of✅ the✅ Bilateral✅ Naval✅ Exercise✅ between✅ the
Indian✅ Navy✅ and✅ French✅ Navy✅
●✅ The✅ exercise✅ laid✅ primary✅ focus✅ on✅ advanced✅ anti-submarine
warfare✅ tactics✅ .✅
●✅ Indian✅ Navy✅ was✅ represented✅ by✅ INS✅ Chennai✅ with✅ Sea✅ King✅ Mk
42B✅
●✅ The✅ Bilateral✅ Naval✅ Exercises✅ between✅ the✅ two✅ Navies✅ is✅ being✅ held
since✅ 1993✅ and✅ the✅ exercise✅ was✅ named✅ as✅ ‘VARUNA’✅ in✅ 2001

15.✅ 1st✅ Edition✅ of✅ Indian✅ Ocean✅ Naval✅ Symposium✅ (IONS)✅ Maritime
Exercise✅ 2022✅ (IMEX-22)

●✅ Place:✅ Goa✅ and✅ in✅ Arabian✅ Sea✅

●✅ Date:✅ 26✅ th✅ –✅ 30✅ th✅ ,✅ March✅ 2022✅
●✅ The✅ aim✅ of✅ the✅ exercise✅ was✅ Humanitarian✅ Assistance✅ and✅ Disaster
Relief✅
●✅ The✅ exercise✅ witnessed✅ participation✅ of✅ 15✅ out✅ of✅ the✅ 25✅ member
nations✅ of✅ IONS.✅
●✅ The✅ Indian✅ Ocean✅ Naval✅ Symposium✅ (IONS),✅ established✅ in✅ 2007✅ ,
is✅ a✅ premier✅ forum✅ for✅ cooperation✅ and✅ collaboration✅ among✅ navies✅ of
littoral✅ states✅ of✅ the✅ Indian✅ Ocean✅ Region.✅
●✅ IMEX✅ –✅ 22✅ comprised✅ a✅ Harbour✅ Phase✅ at✅ Marmugao✅ port,✅ Goa
from✅ 26✅ th✅ to✅ 27✅ th✅ March✅ 2022✅ followed✅ by✅ a✅ Sea✅ Phase✅ in✅ the
Arabian✅ Sea✅ from✅ 28✅ th✅ to✅ 30✅ th✅ March✅ 2022

16.✅ ‘SLINEX✅ (Sri✅ Lanka–India✅ Naval✅ Exercise)✅ 2022✅

●✅ Place:✅ Visakhapatnam✅
●✅ Date:✅ 7✅ March✅ to✅ 10✅ Mar✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ the✅ 9✅ th✅ edition✅ of✅ India✅ –✅ Sri✅ Lanka✅ Bilateral✅ Maritime
Exercise✅
●✅ The✅ exercise✅ was✅ held✅ in✅ two✅ phases✅ ;✅ First✅ is✅ the✅ Harbour✅ Phase✅ at
Visakhapatnam✅ on✅ 07-08✅ Mar✅ 22✅ followed✅ by✅ the✅ second✅ phase✅ i.e.
Sea✅ Phase✅ on✅ 09-10✅ Mar✅ 22✅ in✅ the✅ Bay✅ of✅ Bengal.✅
●✅ Indian✅ Navy✅ is✅ being✅ represented✅ by✅ INS✅ Kirch✅ ,✅ a✅ guided✅ missile
corvette✅

17.✅ EX-DUSTLIK✅ 2022✅

●✅ Place:✅ Yangiarik,✅ Uzbekistan✅

●✅ Date:✅ 22✅ nd✅ to✅ 31✅ st✅ March✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ the✅ 3rd✅ edition✅ of✅ the✅ joint✅ training✅ exercise✅ named✅ EX-
DUSTLIK✅ between✅ the✅ Indian✅ army✅ and✅ Uzbekistan✅ army✅
●✅ The✅ Indian✅ contingent✅ was✅ represented✅ by✅ the✅ Grenadiers
Regiment.

18.✅ PRASTHAN✅ Exercise✅

●✅ Place:✅ The✅ exercise✅ was✅ conducted✅ on✅ the✅ B-193✅ platform✅ of✅ ONGC
located✅ about✅ 38✅ nm✅ west✅ of✅ Mumbai.✅
●✅ Date:✅ 23✅ rd✅ March✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ was✅ an✅ offshore✅ security✅ exercise✅ under✅ the✅ aegis✅ of
Headquarters,✅ Western✅ Naval✅ Command.✅
●✅ Conducted✅ every✅ six✅ months✅
●✅ Led✅ by✅ the✅ Navy✅ ,✅ the✅ exercise✅ saw✅ participation✅ from✅ the✅ Indian✅ Air
Force,✅ Coast✅ Guard,✅ ONGC,Mumbai✅ Port✅ Trust,✅ Jawahar✅ Lal✅ Nehru
Port✅ Trust,✅ Customs,✅ state✅ fisheries✅ department,✅ Mercantile✅ Marine
Department✅ and✅ the✅ Marine✅ Police.✅

19.✅ Exercise✅ MILAN✅ 2022✅

●✅ Place:✅ Visakhapatnam,✅ Andhra✅ Pradesh,✅ India✅

●✅ Date:✅ 25✅ th✅ February✅ –✅ 4✅ th✅ March,✅ 2022✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ Indian✅ Navy’s✅ multilateral✅ exercise✅
●✅ It✅ is✅ being✅ conducted✅ over✅ a✅ duration✅ of✅ 9✅ days✅ in✅ two✅ phases✅ with
the✅ harbour✅ phase✅ scheduled✅ from✅ 25✅ to✅ 28✅ February✅ and✅ Sea✅ Phase
from✅ 01✅ to✅ 04✅ March.✅
●✅ The✅ theme✅ of✅ the✅ MILAN✅ 2022✅ exercise✅ is✅ ‘Camaraderie✅ –✅ Cohesion
–✅ Collaboration’✅

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