Introduction
What is a Joint Military Exercise? A Joint military exercise or International Military Exercise is the commitment of military resources in training for military operations. The primary purpose of International Military exercises is to improve the military relationships with other countries. International Military Exercises are a means of extension of military training for partner countries. The International Military Exercises also serve as military diplomacy tool.Indian army has been actively taking part in these military exercises. India is [latex]4^{th}[/latex] most powerful Country in terms of Military Strength. These Indian Army Exercises in partnership with other countries are known as Joint Military Exercises.
Joint Military Exercises are crucial to every country to maintain coordination & cordial relationships in all the three Military forces Army, Navy, and Air Forces.
IAE
INDRA:
Participated Countries: India and United States
Year: 2002
Units:
- Indian Special Forces
- United States Special Forces
Nomadic Elephant I:
Participated Countries: India and Mongolia
Year: 2004
Date: October
Location: Mongolia
Yudh Abyas:
Participated Countries: India and United States
Year: 2004
Date: 27 March - 17 April
Location: Vairangte, India
Participated Countries: India and United Kingdom
Emerald Mercury:
Year: 2005
Date: 11 - 22 March
Location: Hyderabad, India
Yudh Abhyas:
Participated Countries: India and United States
Units:
- 22 Maratha Light Infantry
- 25 Infantry Division
- 1 Guam National Guard
Yudh Abyas:
Participated Countries: India and United States
Units:
- 5 Gorkha Rifles
- Garud Commando Force
- 25 Infantry Division
- 1 Rifle Company, 21 Punjab Regiment
- Company, 2/4 Marine Expeditionary Unit
Himalayan Warrior:
Participated Countries: India and United Kingdom
Units:
- Parachute Regiment
- Royal Marines
- 5 Gorkha Rifles
- C Company 3/ 21 Infantry Division
Brazen Chariots:
Year: 2008
Date: March
Location: Rajasthan, India
Ajeya Warrior:
Participated Countries: India and United Kingdom
Units:
- 16 Mechanized Regiment
- 3 Mercian Regiment
- 49th Infantry Brigade
- 9 Mission Support Command
- California Army National Guard
- 40 Infantry Brigade Combat Team
- 8 Maratha Light Infantry
- 1 Company, Infantry Battalion, Chengdu Military Area Command
Hind Shakti:
Units:
- II Corps
- Mechanised Infantry Battalion
- 2 Squadron, 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team
- 16 Madras Regiment
- 2 Parachute Regiment
Participated Countries: India and United States
Units:
- 62 Infantry Division
- 5 Parachute Regiment
- 4 Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25 Infantry Division
- 79 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (National Guard)
Surya Kiran I:
Participated Countries: India and Nepal
Year: 2011
Location: Vairengte, India
Ajeya Warrior IV:
Participated Countries: India and United Kingdom
Units:
- 3 Bihar Regiment, 83 Infantry Brigade
- B Company, 2 Battalion The Royal Welsh, 19 Light Brigade
- 2 Bihar Regiment, 99 Mountain Brigade
- 13 Mountain Infantry Battalion
- XXI Corps
Bold Kurukshetra:
Participated Countries: India and Singapore
- XXI Corps
- XXI Corps
- 19 Madras Regiment, 21 Mountain Division
- 13 Infantry Brigade
- 2 Mechanised Regiment
- 2 Squadron 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team
- 6 Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 2 Engineer Brigade
- South Western Command
- Jat Regiment
Ajeya Warrior V:
Participated Countries: India and United Kingdom
Year: 2013
Date: 4 April - 3 May
Location: Belgaum, India
Yudh Abhyas VIII:
Participated Countries: India and United States
Units:
- 2/5 Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade
- 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
- 2/5 Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade
- 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Surya Kiran VI:
Year: 2014
Participated Countries: India and Nepal
Date: 5 - 19 March
Location: Saljhandi, Nepal
Sarvada Vijay:
Year: 2014
Date: May
Location:Rajasthan, India
Surya Kiran VII:
Participated Countries: India and Nepal
Year: 2014
Units:
- Garud Division
- Indian Special Forces
- Sri Lankan Special Forces
- 13 Group Army
Nomadic Elephant X:
Participated Countries: India and Mongolia
Year: 2015
Units:
- 84 Airborne Special Forces Battalion
- 432 Battalion Kostrad Infantry
- Garud Division
- Indian Special Forces
- Scorpions - Kyrgyzstani Special Forces
- II Corps
- Kumaon Regiment
- Bihar Regiment
- Naga Regiment
- Chengdu Military Area Command
- Red Eagle Division
- Independent Motorised Brigade
- Southern Command
Shakti VII:
Participated Countries: India and France
Year: 2016
Date: 6 - 16 January
Sino-India Joint I:
Participated Countries: China
Year: 2016
Date: 1 February
Location: Chusul, China
Surya Kiran IX:
Participated Countries: India and Nepal
Year: 2016
Units:
- Panchshul Brigade
- Indian Special Forces
- Tazar (Special Forces Unit)
- 503 Airborne Battalion
- I Corps
- Kumaon Regiment
- I Corps
- Special Operating Force’s Unit
- 5th Infantry Battalion, 20 Infantry Regiment
- 2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7 Infantry Division
- Kumaon Regiment
- 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade
- Rajuputana Rifles
- Sinha Regiment
Bold Kurukshetra:
Participated Countries: India and Singapore
Year: 2017
Units:
- 31st Indian Armored Division
- 3rd Singapore Division
- 15 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
- 084 Special Forces Task Battalion
- Indian Special Forces
- Ekta Shakti Battalion (Punjab Regiment)/ 28 Punjab
- Durga Baksh Battalion
Vinbax I:
Participated Countries: India and Vietnam
Year: 2018
Date: 30 January - 3 February
Location: Jabalpur, India
Vajra Prahar:
Participated Countries: India and United States
Year: 2018
Units:
- Special forces, Southern Command
- January Joint Base Lewis-McChord, United States
- 2/8 Gorkha Rifles
- 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment
- Southern Command
- Indian Special Forces
- Mechanized Infantry Regiment
- 5th Army