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 Indian Army Exercise with other countries :
 
 
        
            | Name | Participating Country | Units | Date | Location |  
            | Yudh Abyas | United States | Indian Special Forces 
                 
                     United States Special Forces | 16 - 26 May | Agra, India |  
            | Nomadic Elephant I | Mongolia |  | October | Mongolia |  
            | Yudh Abyas | United States |  | 27 March - 17 April | Vairangte, India |  
            | Emerald Mercury | United Kingdom |  | 11 - 22 March | Hyderabad, India |  
            | Yudh Abhyas | United States | 22 Maratha Light Infantry 
                 
                     25 Infantry Division 
                 
                     1 Guam National Guard | September - October | Vairangte, India |  
            | Indra II | Russia |  | 10 - 20 October | Agra, India |  
            | Nomadic Elephant II | Mongolia |  | 5 - 14 December | Vairangte, India |  
            |  | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Special Forces | January |  |  
            | Desert Strike | - |  | April | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Yudh Abyas | United States | 5 Gorkha Rifles 
                 
                     Garud Commando Force 
                 
                     25 Infantry Division | 6 - 23 September | Schofield Army Base barracks, United States |  
            | Shatrujeet | United States | 1 Rifle Company, 21 Punjab Regiment 
                 
                     Company, 2/4 Marine Expeditionary Unit | 31 October - 2 November | Belgaum, India |  
            | Himalayan Warrior | United Kingdom | Parachute Regiment 
                 
                     Royal Marines | 17 September - 11 October | Leh, India |  
            | Yud Abhyas | United States | 5 Gorkha Rifles 
                 
                     C Company 3/ 21 Infantry Division | November | Chaubatia, India |  
            | Hand in Hand I | China |  | 19 - 27 December | Kunming, China |  
            | Indra III | Russia |  |  | Pskov, Russia |  
            | Brazen Chariots | - |  | March | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Ajeya Warrior | United Kingdom | 16 Mechanized Regiment 
                 
                     3 Mercian Regiment | 29 August - 19 September | Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom |  
            | Yudh Abhyas | United States | 49th Infantry Brigade 
                 
                     9 Mission Support Command, 
                 
                     California Army National Guard, 
                 
                     40 Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 24 October - November 5 | Honolulu, United States |  
            | Hand in Hand II | China | 8 Maratha Light Infantry 
                 
                     1 Company, Infantry Battalion, Chengdu Military Area Command | 4 - 14 December | Belgaum, India |  
            | Hind Shakti | - | II Corps | 3 - 6 May | Punjab, India |  
            | Yudh Abhyas | United States | Mechanised Infantry Battalion 
                 
                     2 Squadron, 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team | 12 - 29 October | Babina, India |  
            | Ekuverin | Maldives | 16 Madras Regiment 
                 
                     2 Parachute Regiment | 18 - 30 October | Belgaum, India |  
            | Indra III | Russia |  | 13 - 23 October | Ranikhet, India |  
            | Yudh Abyas | United States | 62 Infantry Division 
                 
                     5 Parachute Regiment 
                 
                     4 Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25 Infantry Division 
                 
                     79 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (National Guard) | 1 - 14 November | Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, United States |  
            | Surya Kiran I | Nepal |  |  | Vairengte, India |  
            | Ajeya Warrior IV | United Kingdom | 3 Bihar Regiment, 83 Infantry Brigade 
                 
                     B Company, 2 Battalion The Royal Welsh, 19 Light Brigade | 20 July - 19 August | Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom |  
            | Surya Kiran II | Nepal |  |  | Amlekhganj, Nepal |  
            | Shakti I | France | 2 Bihar Regiment, 99 Mountain Brigade 
                 
                     13 Mountain Infantry Battalion | 9 - 21 October | Chaubatia, India |  
            | Sampriti I | Banglsdesh |  |  | Assam, India |  
            | Sudarshan Shakti | - | XXI Corps | 28 November - 14 December | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Bold Kurukshetra | Singapore |  | March | Babina, India |  
            | Surya Kiran III | Nepal |  | 27 June |  |  
            | Sampriti II | Bangladesh |  |  |  |  
            | Garud Shakti | Indonesia | 19 Madras Regiment, 21 Mountain Division 
                 
                     13 Infantry Brigade | 20 February -1 March | Vairengte, India |  
            | Yudh Abhyas VII | United States | 2 Mechanised Regiment 
                 
                     2 Squadron 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team 
                 
                     6 Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 2 Engineer Brigade | 5 - 12 March | Jaisalmer, India |  
            | Shoor Veer | - | South Western Command | April | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Nomadic Elephant | Mongolia | Jat Regiment | August 2012 | Belgaum, India |  
            | Surya Kiran IV | Nepal |  |  |  |  
            | Ekuverin | Maldives |  | 12 - 25 November | Belgaum, India |  
            | Rudra Akrosh | - | South Western Command | January | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Ajeya Warrior V | United Kingdom |  | 4 April - 3 May | Belgaum, India |  
            | Yudh Abhyas VIII | United States | 2/5 Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade 
                 
                     1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | 3 - 17 May | Fort Bragg, United States |  
            | Shakti II | France |  | 9 - 20 September | Jodhpur, India |  
            | Surya Kiran V | Nepal |  | 23 September - 6 October | Pithoragarh, India |  
            | Indra V | Russia |  | 17 - 28 October | Jaisalmer, India |  
            | Hand in Hand III | China |  | 4 - 14 November | Chengdu, China |  
            | Surya Kiran VI | Nepal |  | 5 - 19 March | Saljhandi, Nepal |  
            | Sarvada Vijay | - |  | May | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Surya Kiran VII | Nepal | Garud Division | 18 - 31 August | Pithoragarh, India |  
            | Yudh Abhyas X | United States |  | 17 - 30 September | Ranikeht, India |  
            | Ekuverin | Maldives |  | November | Maafilafushi, Maldives |  
            | Mitra Shakti | Sri Lanka | Indian Special Forces 
                 
                     Sri Lankan Special Forces | 3 - 23 November | Colombo, Sri Lanka |  
            | Hand in Hand IV | China | 13 Group Army | 17 - 25 November | Pune, India |  
            | Nomadic Elephant X | Mongolia | 84 Airborne Special Forces Battalion | 23 January - 6 February | Gwalior, India |  
            | Al Nagah-Ii | Oman |  |  | Muscat, Oman |  
            | Garud Shakti III | Indonesia | 432 Battalion Kostrad Infantry | 9 - 21 February | Vairengte, India |  
            | Surya Kiran VIII | Nepal | Garud Division | 23 February - 7 March | Salijhandi, Nepal |  
            | Khanjar | Kyrgyzstan | Indian Special Forces 
                 
                     Scorpions - Kyrgyzstani Special Forces | March | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  
            | Brahmashira | - | II Corps | April | Suratgarh, India |  
            | Ajeya Warrior VI | United Kingdom | Kumaon Regiment | 13 - 28 June | Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom |  
            | Ekuverin VI | Maldives | Bihar Regiment | 31 August - 13 September | Trivandrum, India |  
            | Yudh Abhyas X| | United States |  | 9 - 23 September | Joint Base Lewis McChord, United States |  
            | Sampriti V | Banglaesh |  |  | Binnaguri, India |  
            | Mitra Shakti III | Sri Lanka |  | 29 September - 12 October | Pune, India |  
            | Hand in Hand V | China | Naga Regiment 
                 
                     Chengdu Military Area Command | 12 - 22 October | Kunming, China |  
            | Indra VII | Russia | Red Eagle Division 
                 
                     Independent Motorised Brigade | 8 - 18 November | Bikaner, India |  
            | Drad Sanklap | - | Southern Command | 2 December | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Shakti VII | France |  | 6 - 16 January |  |  
            | Sino-India Joint I | China |  | 1 February | Chusul, China |  
            | Surya Kiran IX | Nepal | Panchshul Brigade | 8 - 21 February | Pithoragarh, India |  
            | Lamitye V|| | Seychelles | Indian Special Forces 
                 
                     Tazar (Special Forces Unit) | 15 - 28 February | Port Victoria, Seychelles |  
            | Force 18 | ASEAN plus |  | 2 - 8 March | Pune, India |  
            | Garuda Shakti IV | Indonesia | 503 Airborne Battalion | 10 - 23 March | Magelang, Indonesia |  
            | Khanjar ||| | Kyrgyzstan |  | March - April | Gwalior, India |  
            | Shatrujeet | - | I Corps | 16 April | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Nomadic Elephant XI | Mongolia | Kumaon Regiment | 25 April - 8 May | Mongolia |  
            | Chakravyuh - II | - | Pivot Corps | 6 May | Suratgarh, India |  
            | Jalrahat | - |  | 29 June | Guwahati, India |  
            | Megh Prahar | - | I Corps | 14 July | Mathura, India |  
            | Maitree | Thailand |  | 15 - 30 July | Krabi, Thailand |  
            | Prabal Dostyk I | Kazakhstan | Special Operating Force’s Unit | 7 - 17 September | Karaganda, Kazakhstan |  
            | Yudh Abhyas XII | United States | 5th Infantry Battalion, 20 Infantry Regiment 
                 
                     2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7 Infantry Division | 14 - 27 September | Chaubattia, India |  
            | Indra VIII | Russia | Kumaon Regiment 
                 
                     59th Motorized Infantry Brigade | 22 September - 2 October | Vladivostok, Russia |  
            | Sino-India Joint II | China |  | 19 October |  |  
            | Mitra Shakti | Sri Lanka | Rajuputana Rifles 
                 
                     Sinha Regiment | 24 October - 6 November | Ambepussa, Sri Lanka |  
            | Surya Kiran X | Nepal | Kumaon Regiment 
                 
                     Jabar Jung Battalion | 31 October - 13 November | Saljhandi, Nepal |  
            | Sampriti VI | Bangladesh | Mahar Regiment | 5 - 18 November | Dhaka, Bangladesh |  
            | Hand in Hand VI | China | 13 Group Army | 16 - 27 November | Pune, India |  
            | Ekuverin VII | Maldives | Bihar Regiment | 15 - 28 December | Laamu Atoll, Maldives |  
            | Khanjar IV | Kyrgyzstan | Indian Special Forces | 20 February - 5 March | Kok Jhangak, Kyrgyzstan |  
            | Surya Kiran XI | Nepal | Ekta Shakti Battalion (Punjab Regiment)/ 28 Punjab 
                 
                     Durga Baksh Battalion | 7 - 20 March | Pithoragarh, India |  
            | Al Nagah-Ii II | Oman |  | 7 - 10 March | Bakloh, India |  
            | Bold Kurukshetra | Singapore | 31st Indian Armored Division 
                 
                     3rd Singapore Division | 4 - 21 March | Madhya Pradesh, India |  
            | Nomadic Elephant XII | Mongolia | 15 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles 
                 
                     084 Special Forces Task Battalion | 5 - 21 April | Vairengte, India |  
            | Thar Shakti | - | X Corps | 17 April - 17 May | Rajasthan, India |  
            | Maitree | Thailand | Northern Command | 3 - 17 July | Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh |  
            | Surya Kiran XII | Nepal |  | 3 -16 September | Saljhandi, Nepal |  
            | Yudh Abhyas XIII | United States | 2/11 Gorkha Rifles 
                 
                     5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team | 14 - 27 September | Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington |  
            | Mitra Shakti | Sri Lanka | 1 Mahar Regiment 
                 
                     Sinha Regiment | 13 - 25 October | Pune, India |  
            | Indra IX | Russia | 5th Red Banner Army | 19 - 29 October | 249th Combined Army Range Sergeevisky, Russia |  
            | Prabal Dostyk II | Kazakhstan | 3/11 Gorkha Rifles | 2 - 15 November | Bakloh, India |  
            | Sampriti VII | Bangladesh | Red Horns Division | 6 - 11 November | Shillong, India |  
            | Danx | - | 50 Parachute Brigade | 20 - 24 November | Andaman & Nicobar islands, India |  
            | Imbax I | Myanmar | Red Horns Division | 20 - 25 November | Shillong, India |  
            | Ajeya Warrior | United Kingdom | 20 Rajputana Rifles 
                 
                     1 Royal Anglican Regiment | 1 - 14 December | Mahajan Firing Range, India |  
            | Ekuverin VIII | Maldives | 8 Gorkha Rifles | 14 - 27 December | Belgaum, India |  
            | Hamesha Vijayee | - | Southern Command | 16 - 22 December | Rajasthan |  
            | Vinbax I | Vietnam |  | 30 January - 3 February | Jabalpur, India |  
            | Vajra Prahar | United States | Special forces, Southern Command | January | Joint Base Lewis-McChord, United States |  
            | Shakti IV | France | 2/8 Gorkha Rifles 
                 
                     2nd Marine Infantry Regiment | 31 January - 5 February | Mailly-le-Camp. France |  
            | Lamitye VIII | Seychelles | Southern Command | 24 February - 4 March | Mahe, Seychelles |  
            | Khanjar V | Kyrgyzstan | Indian Special Forces | 16 - 29 March | Vairengte, India |  
            | Harimau Shakti | Malaysia | 4/Grenadiers 
                 
                     1/Royal Ranger Regiment 
                 
                     Royal Malay Regiment | 30 April - 13 May | Hulu Langat, Malaysia |  
            | Vijay Prahar | - | South Western Command | April | Mahajan Firing Range, India |  
            | Surya Kiran XIII | Nepal |  | 30 May - 12 June | Pithoragarh, India |  
            | Maitree | Thailand | Kumaon Regiment | 6 - 19 August | Chachoengsao, Thailand |  
            | SCO Peace Mission | SCO | Rajput Regiment | 20 - 29 August | Chelyabinsk, Russia |  
            | Milex 2018 | BIMSTEC |  | 10 - September | Aundh Military Station, India |  
            | Nomadic Elephant XII | Mongolia | 17 Punjab Regiment 
                 
                     Unit 084 | 10 - 21 September | Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbaatar, Mongolia |  
            | Prabal Dostyk III | Kazakhstan | 5 Ladakh Scouts | 10 - 22 September | Otar Military area, Kazakhstan |  
            | Yudh Abhyas XIV | United States | Infantry battalion, 6 Mountain Division 
                 
                     1st Battalion, 23 Infantry Regiment | 16 - 29 September | Chaubatia, India |  
            | Dharma Guardian I | Japan | 6/1 Gorkha Rifles 
                 
                     32 Infantry Regiment | 1 - 14 November | Vairengte, India |  
            | Indra X | Russia | Mechanized Infantry Regiment 
                 
                     5th Army | 18 - 28 November | Babina Military Station, India |  
 Indian Navy Exercise with other countries
 
 
 
        
            | S.No | Exercise  Name | Participating Country |  
            | 1 | Simbex | Singapore and India. |  
            | 2 | Varuna | France and India. |  
            | 3 | Slinex | Srilanka and India. |  
            | 4 | IBSAMAR | Southafrica, Brazil and India. |  
            | 5 | Malabar | USA, Japan and India. |  
            | 6 | Konkan | UK and India. (Maritime) |  
            | 7 | Sahyog Kajin | Japan and India (coast Guard). |  
            | 8 | Aux Index | Australia and India (Maritime). |  
            | 9 | Naseem –Al-Bahr | Oman and India. |  
 Indian  Air force Exercise with other countries
 
        
            | Name | Participating Country | Units | Date | Location |  
            | 2004 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Cope India | United States | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     Dassault Mirage 2000 
                 
                     Mikoyan MiG-27 
                 
                     Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | 16 - 27 February | Gwalior AFS, India |  
            | Sindex I | Singapore |  |  | Gwalior AFS, India |  
            | 2005 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Garuda II | France |  |  | Istres Air Base, France |  
            | 2006 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Sindex II | Singapore | Mikoyan MiG-27 | 3 - 20 January | Kalaikunda AFS, India |  
            | Gagan Shakti | - |  | 4 - 27 September | Western Air Command 
                 
                     South Western Air Command |  
            | Indradhanush I | United Kingdom |  | 2 - 13 October | Gwalior AFS, India |  
            | Sindex III | Singapore | Mikoyan MiG-27 | 8 November | Kalaikunda AFS, India |  
            | Sindex IV | Singapore |  | 8 - 22 December | Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore |  
            | 2007 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Garuda III | France | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     Dassault Mirage 2000 
                 
                     Mikoyan MiG-27 | 13 - 25 February | Kalaikunda AFS, India |  
            | IndradhanushII | United Kingdom | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     1 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI |  | RAF Waddington, United Kingdom |  
            | Sindex V | Singapore | Mikoyan MiG-27, No. 18 Squadron | 26 November - 13 December | Kalaikunda AFS, India |  
            | 2008 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Red Flag | United States 
                 
                     France 
                 
                     South Korea | 8 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     2 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 
                 
                     2 Ilyushin Il-76 
                 
                     247 Garud Commandos | 9 - 23 August | Nellis AFB, United States |  
            | Exercise Desert Eagle I | UAE |  | September | Al-Dhafra airbase, UAE |  
            | 2009 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Cope India | United States | Ilyushin Il-76 
                 
                     Antonov An-32 
                 
                     Mil Mi-17 
                 
                     Garud Commandos | 19 - 23 October | Agra AFS, India |  
            | Eastern Bridge I | Oman | 6 SEPECAT Jaguar 
                 
                     1 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 
                 
                     1 Ilyushin Il-76 | 31 October | Jamnagar AFS, India |  
            | 2010 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Garuda IV | France 
                 
                     Singapore | 6 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     3 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 
                 
                     1 Ilyushin Il-76 | 14 - 25 June | Istres Air Base, France |  
            | IndradhanushIII | United Kingdom | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     Dassault Mirage 2000 
                 
                     Mikoyan MiG-27 
                 
                     Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 
                 
                     Beriev A-50 | 18 October - 3 November | Kalaikunda AFS, West Bengal |  
            | 2011 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Eastern Bridge II | Oman |  | 22 October |  |  
            | 2013 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Iron Fist | - | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     SEPECAT Jaguar 
                 
                     Mikoyan MiG-29 
                 
                     HAL Tejas 
                 
                     Mikoyan MiG-27 
                 
                     Dassault Mirage 2000 
                 
                     Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 
                 
                     Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules 
                 
                     Antonov An-32 
                 
                     Ilyushin Il-76 
                 
                     Beriev A-50 
                 
                     Mil Mi-8 
                 
                     Mil Mi-17 
                 
                     Mil Mi-35 | February 2013 | Pokhran, India |  
            | 2014 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Garuda V | France | 4 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     4 Mikoyan MiG-27 
                 
                     4 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 
                 
                     1 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 
                 
                     1 Beriev A-50 | 2 - 13 June | Jodhpur AFS, India |  
            | 2015 |  |  |  |  |  
            | IndradhanushIV | United Kingdom | 4 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, No. 2 Squadron 
                 
                     1 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 
                 
                     1 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | 30 July | RAF Coningsby and RAF Brize Norton, United Kingdom |  
            | 2016 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Iron Fist | - | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     HAL Tejas 
                 
                     Suryakiran Aerobatic Team 
                 
                     Garud Commando Force | 18 March | Pokhran, India |  
            | Red Flag | United States | 4 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     4 SEPECAT Jaguar 
                 
                     2 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 
                 
                     1 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | 28 April - May 13 | Eielson AFB, United States |  
            | Desert Eagle II | UAE | 4 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI | May 24 - June 3 | Al-Dhafra airbase, UAE |  
            | 2017 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Eastern Bridge IV | Oman | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     Mikoyan Mig-29 
                 
                     SEPECAT Jaguar 
                 
                     Mikoyan MiG-27 | 16 - 20 January | Jamnagar AFS, India |  
            | Siam Bharat II | Thailand |  | 22 - 26 May | Chiang Mai, Thailand |  
            |  | Sri Lanka | Air warrior drill team | 9 - 14 July | Colombo, Sri Lanka |  
            | Pralay Shayam | - | Mil Mi-17 
                 
                     HAL Dhruv 
                 
                     HAL Chetak | 23 September | Hyderabad, India |  
            | Indra | Russia | 2 Ilyushin Il-76 | 19 - 29 October | Sergeyvsky Training Ranges, Russia |  
            | Blue Flag | Israel 
                 
                     United States 
                 
                     Greece 
                 
                     Poland 
                 
                     France 
                 
                     Germany 
                 
                     Italy | 1 Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules 
                 
                     45 Garud Commandos | 2 - 6 November | Uvda Air Force Base, Israel |  
            | Danx | - | SEPECAT Jaguar 
                 
                     Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules | 20 - 24 November | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India |  
            | 2018 |  |  |  |  |  
            | Gaganshakti | - | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     Mikoyan Mig-29 
                 
                     SEPECAT Jaguar 
                 
                     HAL Tejas 
                 
                     Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 
                 
                     Mikoyan MiG-27 
                 
                     Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules 
                 
                     Ilyushin IL-78 MKI | 8 - 22 April | India |  
            | Pitch Black | Australia 
                 
                     United States 
                 
                     Netherlands 
                 
                     France 
                 
                     Germany 
                 
                     Canada 
                 
                     Indonesia 
                 
                     New Zealand 
                 
                     Singapore 
                 
                     Thailand 
                 
                     Malaysia | 4 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     1 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 
                 
                     1 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 
                 
                     1 Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules 
                 
                     145 Garud Commandos | 27 July - 18 August | Darwin Air Force Base, Australia |  
            | Bi-lateral exercise | Indonesia | 20 - 22 August | Subang Air Base, Malaysia |  
            | Aviaindra | Russia | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 
                 
                     Mikoyan Mig-29 
                 
                     Mil Mi-8 | 17 - 28 September | Lipetsk, Russia |  
            |  | 10 - 22 December | Jodhpur, India |  
            | Cope India | United States |  | 3 - 14 December | Kalaikunda and Panagarh Air Force Stations, India |  
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