List of India’s Joint Defence Exercises for CDS & NDA Exams

Name of the Exercise

PartnerCountry/Countries

Details

Surya Kiran XIII

Nepal

• It was held from 30 May to 12 June 2018.
• This exercise was aimed at training on jungle warfare, anti-terrorism combat and disaster response activities.
• The location was Pithoragarh, India.

Lamitye VIII

Seychelles

• It was held from 24 Feb to 4 March 2018.
• The focus of the exercise was to conduct counter-insurgency and counter-terrorist operations.
• The location was Mahe, Seychelles.

Shakti IV

France

• The location was Mailly – le – Camp. France.
• It was held from 31 Jan  to 5 Feb 2018.
• The focus was on high degree of physical fitness, tactical drills, techniques and procedure.

Vinbax 1

Vietnam

• The location was Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
• It was held from 30 Jan to 3 Feb 2018.
• The focus was on cooperation in the maritime domain.

Hamesha Vijayee

Southern Command

• The location was Rajasthan.
• It was held from 16 Dec to 22 Dec 2017.
• It aimed at fine tuning surveillance and destruction mechanisms to support precision strikes and manoeuvres by network enabled forces.

Ajeya Warrior

UK

• The location was Mahajan Firing Range, India.
• It was held from 1 Dec to14 Dec 2017.
• The aim of the exercise was to build and promote bilateral relations and enhance interoperability.

Malabar

The USA and Japan

• It’s a joint naval exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in July 2017 in the Bay of Bengal.

AUSINDEX

Australia

• It’s a joint naval exercise.
• The recent exercise was held along the coast of Australia in June 2017.

SIMBEX

Singapore

• It’s a joint naval exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in May 2017 in the South China Sea.

IND–INDO CORPAT

Indonesia

• It’s a joint naval exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in May 2017 at Port Blair.

Varuna

France

• It’s a joint naval exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in April 2017 in the Mediterranean Sea.

Nomadic Elephant

Mongolia

• It’s a joint exercise between two armies.
• The recent exercise was held in April 2017 in Mizoram.

Surya Kiran

Nepal

• It’s a joint exercise between two armies.
• The recent exercise was held in March in 2017 in Uttarakhand.

Al-Nagah

Oman

• It’s a joint army exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in March 2017 in Himachal Pradesh.

EKUVERIN

Maldives

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in December 2017 in the Maldives.

INDRA

Russia

• It refers to joint exercises conducted between army, navy and airforce.
• The recent INDRA Navy was held in December 2016 in the Bay of Bengal.

KONKAN

United Kingdom

• It’s a joint naval exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in December 2016 in Mumbai.

Hand in Hand

China

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in November 2016 in Pune.

SAMPRITI

Bangladesh

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in November 2016 in Dhaka.

Mitra Shakti

Sri Lanka

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in October 2016 in Sri Lanka.

Yudh Abhyas

The USA

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in September 2016 in Uttarakhand.

 PRABAL DOSTYK

Kazakhstan

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in September 2016 in Kazakhstan.

Maitree

Thailand

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in July 2016 in Thailand.

RIPMAC

Around 25 nations, including the USA, the UK, China and France.

• It’s the world's largest international maritime exercise.
• It is held under the leadership of the USA.
• The recent exercise was held in June 2016 in Hawaii.

Desert Eagle

United Arab Emirates

• It’s a joint air combat exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in May-June 2016 in Abu Dhabi.

Garuda Shakti

Indonesia

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in March 2016 in Indonesia.

Lamitye

Seychelles

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was conducted in March 2016 in the Seychelles.

IBSAMAR

South Africa and Brazil

• It’s a joint naval exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in February in Goa.

Sahyog-Kaijin

Japan

• It’s a joint exercise between the coast guards of two countries.
• The recent exercise was held in January 2016 in Chennai.

SHAKTI

France

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in January 2016 in Rajasthan.

SLINEX

Sri Lanka

• It’s a joint military exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in October 2015 in Sril Lanka.

Indradhanush

The United Kingdom

• It’s a bilateral air exercise.
• The recent exercise was held in August 2015 in Britain.