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List of Joint Military Exercises of India 2023

As we all know that, In a Joint Military Exercise, country displays its Military strength be it through weapons or
through the showcase of soldiers training it is an important point of International Relations where the country
engages in Military Diplomacy in a show of strength. India over the many years has participated in Joint Military
Exercises with different countries across the world. Below table we share List of Joint Military Exercises of India
conducted in year 2022-23 (Updated till January 2023)

Defence Exercise Conducted by/Countries Location

List of Important Military Exercises January 2023

Trishakri Prahar Indian Army North Bengal

“Veer Guardian 2023” Air exercise India & Japan Japan

TROPEX 2023 Indian Navy Indian Ocean

Poorvi Akash Exercise Indian Air Force Northeast

PRALAY Indian Air Force Northeastern Part of India

AMPHEX 2023 Indian Navy Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh

Exercise Cyclone – I Indian and the Egyptian Army Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

21st VARUNA Naval Exercise India and France ---

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 List of Important Military Exercises December 2022

SURYA KIRAN-XVI Indo-Nepal Saljhandi (Nepal)

KAZIND – 2022 India-Kazakhstan Umroi, Meghalaya

7th edition of Exercise Sangam US-India Goa

Sudarshan Prahar Exercise Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Rajasthan

Corps
List of Important Military Exercises November 2022

Harimau Shakti -2022 India – Malaysia Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia

AUSTRA HIND 22 Indian Army and Australian Army Rajasthan

HADR Exercise Samanvay 2022 Indian Air Force Agra

Garuda Shakti 2022 India-Indonesia Karawang, Indonesia

Naseem Al Bahr-2022 Indian and the Royal Oman navies Oman

‘Prasthan’ an Offshore Security Indian Navy Mumbai

Exercise
Malabar Naval Exercise India, Australia, Japan and USA Japan

List of Important Military Exercises October 2022

India-Mozambique-Tanzania - Tanzania
Trilateral Exercise
SIMBEX 2022 Maritime Exercise Singapore-India Visakhapatnam

Garuda VII Air exercise France and India Jodhpur

Tiger Triumph Indian, US Militaries Vishakhapatnam

PowerEX-2022 (Cyber Security CERT-IN and Power-CSIRTs ---

Exercise)
Prasthan (Offshore Security Exercise) Indian Navy Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

Multinational Joint Anti-Terror National Security Guard (NSG) NSG Manesar Garrison
Exercise (JATE)

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 List of Important Military Exercises September 2022

Abhyas Drill India & U.S coast guards Chennai

JIMEX 2022 India-Japan Bay of Bengal

Gagan Strike Indian Army & India Air Force Punjab

List of Important Military Exercises August 2022

SAREX-2022 Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Chennai

Vostok-2022 India, China, Buaelarus, Tajikistan, Russia

and Mongolia
Vajra Prahar 2022 Indo-US Joint Special Forces Exercise Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh

Ex Skylight Indian Army Pan-India drill

Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) India Navy and France Navy North Atlantic Ocean

Pitch Black 2022 26 nations including India Northern Territory of Australia

AL NAJAH-IV India-Oman Foreign Training Node of Mahajan

Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan
Ex VINBAX 2022 India-Vietnam Chandimandir, Haryana

List of Important Military Exercises July 2022

Maritime Partnership exercise (MPX) India-Japan Andaman Sea

Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC 26 nations including India Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam
2022) (JBPHH), a United States military
base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
List of Important Military Exercises June 2022
IND-INDO CORPAT India and Indonesia Andaman Sea and Malacca Strait
(38th India-Indonesia
coordinated patrol exercise)
Khaan Quest 2022 Mongolia and India Hosted by Mongolia,
multinational exercise Inaugurated by President
of Mongolia, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh
Sampriti-X India and Bangladesh Jashore Military Station in
Bangladesh
List of Important Military Exercises May 2022
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Poland and 8 other countries Eastern Europe, the Arctic High
(NATO) Exercise Exercise Swift Response is an annual North, Baltics, and Balkans
 Defender Europe 2022 U.S. Army Europe and Africa
(DE22) multinational training exercise
 Swift Response 2022 (SR22)
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 Naval Exercise Bongosagar 2022 India and Bangladesh Port Mongla, Bangladesh

Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) India and Bangladesh Northern Bay of Bengal, Indian Navy-
Bangladesh Navy (IN-BN)
List of Important Military Exercises April 2022

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium Navies of Bangladesh, France, India Goa (Arabian sea)
(IONS maritime Exercise IMEX-22 and Iran

Joint Training Exercise LAMITIYE- India and Seychelles Seychelles Defense Academy
2022
Naval Exercise VARUNA 2022 India & France Arabian Sea

Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar India and Kyrgyzstan Special Forces Training School,
2022 Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
Integrated Fire Power exercise Conducted by The Indian Army’s Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR),
exercise KRIPAN SHAKTI Trishakti Corps near Siliguri, West Bengal
List of Important Military Exercises March 2022

Dharma Guardian 2022
Multilateral Military exercise Cold
Response 2022
offshore security exercise ‘Prasthan’
Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX-
21
Suraksha Kavach 2
Joint training Exercise Dustlik
(ExDustlik)-2022
List of Joint Military Exercises February 2022
India and Japan
Conducted by North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO)
Conducted by Western Naval
Command of India
Sri Lanka and India
Conducted by Indian Army’s
“Agnibaaz Division” with
Maharashtra Police
India and Uzbekistan
Foreign Training Node, Belagavi
(Belgaum, Karnataka)
Norway
Offshore Development Area of
ONGC, Mumbai
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Lullanagar, Pune
Yangiarik, Uzbekistan

Air exercise Eastern Bridge-VI Indian and Oman Jodhpur, Air Force Station in
Rajasthan
Sainya Ranakshetram –2021 Indian Army Indore

Biennial multilateral naval exercise Hosted by the Eastern Naval Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh &
MILAN 2022 Command Indian Navy

List of Joint Military Exercises January 2022

MILAN 2022 Multilateral naval exercise by Indian Indian Ocean region

Navy
Anti-Submarine Warfare Conducted by – USA & Participating Andersen Air Force Base,
(ASW) Exercise Sea Countries – US, Australia, Canada, Guam Island
Dragon-22 India, Japan and South Korea

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 Paschim Lehar 2022 aka XPL-22 Conducted by Indian Navy Arabian Sea

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 conducted as it serves many purposes like counter-terrorism, low-intensity conflict
operations at Counter-Insurgency etc.
 Military exercises help Armed Forces to train themselves for Humanitarian Relief in case of Natural Calamity
or Disaster.
The Indian military exercises can be segregated into 3 categories:
 Domestic exercise
 Bilateral Exercise
 Multilateral exercise
1. Domestic Military Exercises of India – This exercise aims to improve internal engagements and there can be
inter-services or intra-services depending on nature and its application. List of military domestic Military Exercises of
India:

S. No. Exercise Name Remarks

1. GANDIV VIJAY Conducted by the Chetak corps of South Western Command of Indian
Army in Mahajan field firing ranges of Rajasthan in May 2018. It was
based on offensive operations through joint air-land battle in a
network-centric environment employing modern technology.
2. VIJAY PRAHAR Conducted by the South Western Command of Indian Army. The
month-long exercise was aimed to orchestrate a wide spectrum of
threats which are planned to be tackled through high tempo joint air
and land operation.
3. PASCHIM LEHAR-18 Tri-service maritime exercise, conducted by Indian Navy off western
coast in the Arabian Sea. The exercise is aimed at improving the
interoperability between the Indian Navy, Indian Army, Indian Air
Force, and Coast Guard.
4. Vayu Shakti 2019 It is an Air Force Exercise conducted once in every 3 years. It was
previously held in 2016 codenamed ‘Iron Fist’. It is a firepower
demonstration exercise held at Pokhran, Rajasthan.

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 2. Bilateral Military Exercises of India: Bilateral Exercise as the name suggests, is the military exercise that takes
place between two countries. An example would be the “Yudh Abhyas Exercise” between India & US. Below we
share some important Bilateral Military Exercises of India with different countries across the world.

Bilateral Military Exercises of Indian Army

S. No. Exercise Name Participant Nations
1. HAND IN HAND China
2. SURYA KIRAN Nepal
3. SAMPRITI Bangladesh
4. MITRA SHAKTI Sri Lanka
5. YUDH ABHYAS USA
6. VAJRA PRAHAR USA
7. IMBAX-2017 Myanmar
8. HARIMAU SHAKTI Malaysia
9. GARUDA SHAKTI Indonesia
10. VINBAX-2018 Vietnam
11. EKUVERIN Maldives
12. INDRA Russia
14. AL NAGAH Oman
15. DHARMA GUARDIAN Japan
16. MAITREE Thailand
17. AJEYA WARRIOR UK
18. PRABAL DOSTYK Kazakhstan
19. NOMADIC ELEPHANT Mongolia
21. LAMITIYE Seychelles
23. BOLD KURUKSHETRA Singapore
24. KHANJAR Kyrgyzstan

Bilateral Military Exercises of Indian Navy

25. SLINEX Sri Lanka
26. INDRA NAVY Russia
27. KONKAN UK
28. VARUNA France
29. NASEEM-AL-BAHR Oman
30. Sahyog HOP TAC Vietnam
31. IND-INDO CORPAT Indonesia
32. SIMBEX Singapore
33. IMCOR Myanmar
34. SLINEX Sri Lanka
35. INDRA NAVY Russia

Bilateral Military Exercises of Indian Air Forc

36. GARUDA France
37. EASTERN BRIDGE Oman
38. AVIAINDRA-18 Russia
39. SIAM BHARAT Thailand

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 40. DESERT EAGLE UAE
41. INDRADHANUSH UK
42. RED FLAG USA

3. Multilateral Military Exercises of India: Multilateral Exercise as the name suggests, involves the forces and military of
more than two countries. An example would be the “COBRA-GOLD Exercise” which was conducted in Russia between
China, Tajikistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan & Uzbekistan.

S. No. Exercise Name Remarks

1. RIMPAC It is the world’s largest maritime exercise. It was first conducted in 1971 and is
held biannually near Honolulu, Hawaii (USA).
The Exercise is overlooked by the US Navy’s Pacific fleet. The recent 2018
edition saw 26 countries participating which included India.
2. MALABAR An annual trilateral naval exercise involving the United States, Japan, and
India as permanent partners. It originally began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise
between India and the US. Later in 2015, Japan became a permanent partner
3. MILEX-18 First joint military exercise between BIMSTEC countries, conducted in Pune,
Maharashtra. All member BIMSTEC countries, except Thailand and Nepal,
took an active part in this exercise. The main aim is to promote practices in
areas of counter-terrorism.
4. PEACE MISSION A Counter Terror Military Exercise, held in Russia in September 2018, under
the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). For the first
time, arch-rivals India and Pakistan took part in it.
5. Samvedna-2018 The first multilateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)
exercise of Indian Air Force (IAF) in association with South Asian Region
nations, was held off the coast of Kerala.
6. Ex COBRA GOLD It is the largest Asia-Pacific military exercise held in Thailand every year.

7. KAKADU Started in 1993, it is a multilateral regional maritime engagement exercise

hosted by the Royal Australian Navy. It derives its name from the Kakadu
National Park.
8. ARF DiR Ex It stands for ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF DiR Ex). It is
aimed at organizing a large-scale disaster relief exercise. It was 1st held in
2009, & takes place biannually. It is co-hosted by one ASEAN member states
and one non-ASEAN ARF member.

9. Ex KOMODO A biennial multilateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)

exercise, conducted for the first time by the Indonesian Navy in April 2014 at
Batam, Indonesia.

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