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Dear Gradians,
Military Exercise is one of the most important topics that is asked in the General Awareness
section of CDS, AFCAT, Airmen Group X & Y, Indian Navy SSR, AA exams.
It also becomes necessary for a student who is appearing for SSB interview to have an idea
as to why these exercises are conducted. So here is a list of Indian Military Exercises:
Military exercise or war games is the technique of using military resources in training or
performing drills of military operations, testing the quickness and real-time capabilities of
warfare and adopting strategies without undergoing actual combat.
The military exercise is a measure to test the performance of the armed forces without
engaging in the battlefield.
• 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 with an opportunity to test the precision of weapons and devices.
• Training for Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Relief.
1. Bilateral Exercise
2. Multilateral Exercise
3. Domestic Exercise
Bilateral Exercises:
Bilateral Exercise is those exercise that is conducted between two countries. Below is a table
that shows the list of bilateral exercise:
Indian Army:
S. Partner Exercise name Remarks
No. Nation
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1. China Ex Hand in Hand The annual joint training exercise, 7 edition held
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4. Sri Lanka Ex Mitra Shakti Its inception was in 2012 in response to China’s
efforts to strengthen its influence in the Indian
Ocean region & Southeast Asia.
10. Vietnam VINBAX-2018 First military exercise between the two countries,
to carry out training for Peacekeeping Operations
under United Nations (UN) mandate.
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15. Japan DHARMA First joint military exercise between India and
GUARDIAN Japan, conducted in 2018 in Mizoram.
Indian Navy:
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3. Russia INDRA Started in 2003, 4 edition took place in 2018 in the Bay
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NAVY of Bengal.
5. France VARUNA It started in 1983 between the navies of India & France.
These exercises was later named as Varuna in 2001.
7. Vietnam Sahyog HOP First India Vietnam Coast Guard Exercise, held in 2018
TAC in the Bay of Bengal.
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2. Oman Ex EASTERN Conducted between the IAF and RAFO (Royal Air
BRIDGE Force of Oman)
Multilateral Exercises:
They are those exercise which consists of more than one military partners.
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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.
Domestic Exercise:
They are aimed at improving the internal engagements amongst various departments. They
can be inter-services or intra-service depending on its nature and its application.
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4. Vayu Shakti It is an Air Force Exercise conducted once in every 3 years. It was
2019 previously held in 2016 codenamed ‘Iron Fist’. It is a firepower
demonstration exercise held at Pokhran, Rajasthan.