- Source: Yudh Abhyas
Yudh Abhyas (lit. 'train-ing for war') is an annual training practice between the United States Army and Indian Army.
Objectives
Yudh Abhyas is a bilateral practice session on warfare related activities between Armies of India and the United States. It is called one of the largest running joint military training and defence cooperation between the US and India.
Yudh Abhyas training includes various types of technical and operational activities exchanged between armies of India and USA.
Training Exercises
This exercise has been active since its inception in the year 2002.
The 16th edition of the exercise was held in February 2021 at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, India.
From 15 to 29 October 2021, the 17th edition was held at the Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, United States. The exercise included 350 personnel from each Indian and US Armies.
From 16 November to 1 December 2022, the 18th edition of the exercise was conducted in Auli, Uttarakhand, India. This edition included US Army soldiers of 2nd Brigade of the 11th Airborne Division and Indian Army soldiers from the Assam Regiment. The exercise also focused on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.
The 19th joint exercise was held in 2023 in Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
The 2024 (20th) edition of the exercise will be the largest till date with each side contributing 600 soldiers. M142 HIMARS and Stryker of the US Army will also feature in the exercise. The exercise will take place from 9 to 24 September 2024 at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan. Indian Army is represented by X Corps which is under the aegis of South Western Command. The primary focus of the exercise was counter-terrorism operations along with artillery, heavy machine gun firing and operations of attack helicopters like Apache, Prachand and Rudra.
See also
Indian Armed Forces
US Armed Forces
Malabar (naval exercise)
