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The Defence Military Exercises are essential for exams like SSC, Banking, Defence, UPSC, etc. In this article, we will study the different types of defence-related exercises - Defence Military Exercises held in 2023.
The Defence Exercise plays an important role, such as -
The joint military exercises help to build the strategic relationship between the nations.
It also promotes maritime security cooperation.
These exercises also help to improve the operational tactics.
It also develops the economic-diplomatic cooperation between the nations.
It can be divided into three categories:
Domestic Exercise:
These exercises include G-iv Vijay (Army), Paschim Lehar (Navy), Vayu Shakti (Air Force), - Vijay Prahar (Army)
Bilateral Exercise:
These exercises include Sampriti (India & Bangladesh), Mitra Shakti (India & Sri Lanka), Maitree Exercise (India & Thailand), and many more.
Multilateral Exercise:
These kind of exercises include RIMPAC (participated by 26 nations), MALABAR (participated by 4 nations), COBRA-GOLD (Asia-Pacific countries), and many more.
The table is given below, which mentions all the details of the latest important Military Exercises 2023.
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Name of Exercises |
Participating nations |
Location (in 2023) |
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Tropex |
|
Indian Ocean |
|
Bold Kurukshetra |
India - Singapore Army |
Jodhpur Military Station |
|
La Perouse – 2023 |
Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Navy - the United States Navy |
Indian Ocean Region |
|
Sea Dragon 23 |
India, USA, Japan, Canada, - South Korea |
Guam, USA |
|
Guam, USA |
India - the United Kingdom |
Konkan Coast, India |
|
SLINEX-23 |
India - Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
|
Balikatan -23 |
USA - Philippines |
Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City |
|
ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise 2023 |
India - ASEAN countries |
South China Sea |
|
35th Edition of CORPAT - 2023 |
Indo-Thai Naval Exercise |
Andaman Sea |
|
4th Edition of Samudra Shakti – 2023 |
India-Indonesia Bilateral exercise |
South China Sea |
|
COPE - 23 |
India - USA |
Kalaikunda, Panagarh, - Agra – India |
|
Ajeya Warriors – 23 |
India - United Kingdom |
Salisbury Plains, England |
|
21st edition of VARUNA – 2023 |
Indian - French Navies |
Arabian Sea |
|
BRIGHT STAR-23 |
|
Port Alexandria, Egypt |
|
Trishul -23 |
It is an annual mega-training exercise of the Indian Air Force. It was organized by the Western Air Command |
Leh in Kashmir to Nal in Rajasthan |
|
Tarang Shakti -24 |
This exercise will be hosted by the Indian Air Force (IAF), |
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|
Talisman Sabre 2023 |
Australia - the United State |
HMAS Canberra |
|
Security Bond-2023 |
China, Russia, - Iran |
Gulf of Oman |
|
Nomadic Elephant – 2023 (15th edition) |
India - Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
|
SALVEX-2023 (Seventh edition) |
Indian Navy - US Navy |
Kochi |
|
JIMEX 23 (seventh edition) |
Japan-India Maritime Exercise |
Visakhapatnam |
|
Khaan Quest 2023 |
20 countries participated, including the Indian Army |
Mongolia |
|
Ekuverin 2023 (12th Edition) |
Indo-Maldives |
Chaubatia, Uttarakhand |
|
Air Defender 2023 |
NATO |
Germany |
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Name of Exercises |
Participating nations |
Location (in 2022) |
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Vostok 2022 |
India - Russia |
Eastern Military District, Russia |
|
Gagan Strike |
Indian Army & India Air Force (Domestic Exercise) |
Punjab |
|
JIMEX 2022 |
India- Japan |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Abhyas-22 |
Coast Guard of India & United States |
The coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
|
Parvat Prahar |
Conducted by the Indian Army's One Strike Corps |
Ladakh |
|
VINBAX 2022 |
Vietnam - India |
Haryana |
|
Yudh Abhyas 2022 |
India - the USA |
Uttarakhand’s Auli |
|
Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 |
26 Countries including India |
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii (United States military base) |
|
Pitch Black 2022 |
India - Australia |
Australia’s Darwin |
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Vajra Prahar 2022 |
India - USA |
Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh |
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IND-INDO CORPAT |
India - Indonesia |
The Andaman Sea - Malacca Strait |
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Khaan Quest 2022 (multinational exercise) |
Mongolia - India |
Mongolia |
|
Sampriti-X |
India -Bangladesh |
Jashore Military Station, Bangladesh |
|
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Exercise |
Between Allies - Partners of the United States (US) - NATO |
Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, the Baltics, - the Balkans |
|
Bongosagar 2022 (Naval Exercise) |
India - Bangladesh |
Port Mongla, Bangladesh |
|
Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) |
India - Bangladesh |
Northern Bay of Bengal, Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy (IN-BN) |
|
LAMITIYE 2022 (Joint Training Exercise) |
India - Seychelles |
Seychelles Defense Academy |
|
VARUNA 2022 (Naval Exercise) |
India - France |
Arabian Sea |
|
Exercise Khanjar 2022 |
India - Kyrgyzstan |
Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharma Guardian 2022 |
India - Japan |
Foreign Training Node, Belagavi (Belgaum, Karnataka) |
