Are you looking for the latest list of Joint Military Exercises of India in 2025? You are in the right place! In this post, we bring you a month-wise updated list of all major military exercises that India has done with other countries. These exercises are very important for India’s defence ties and help our soldiers learn new skills.
This topic is very useful for students preparing for SSC, Banking, RRB NTPC, UPSC, and all state-level exams. Many questions in the Current Affairs section come from these joint military drills.
From Exercise Yudh Abhyas to Varuna, we cover everything in a clear and easy way. This guide is perfect for quick revision and last-minute preparation.
Stay updated with the latest defence news and boost your exam score. Let’s check the list of joint military exercises of India in 2025, month by month!
Recent Joint Military Exercises of India, January to December 2025
April 2025
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passage Exercise (PASSEX) | India and New Zealand | Gulf of Aden | |
| DUSTLIK-VI | India and Uzbekistan | Foreign Training Node, Aundh (Pune) | |
| Operation ATALANTA | Indian Navy and the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) | Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea | |
| Exercise Desert Flag-10 | Multinational Air Combat Exercise | India, UAE, Australia, Bahrain, France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, and the US | Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| Balikatan 2025 | Bilateral Training Exercise | Philippines and USA | Philippines, island of Luzon and Palawan |
| Exercise Aakraman | Large-scale, Annual military Exercise | Indian Air Force (IAF) | The central sector of India, specifically near the Line of Control (LoC) |
| Talisman Sabre 2025 | Multi-domain Warfighting Exercise | USA, Australia, India and other Counties | Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, NSW, Christmas Island and for the first time, in Papua New Guinea |
March 2025
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Desert Hunt 2025 | Integrated Tri-Service Special Forces exercise | Indian Air Force | Air Force Station Jodhpur |
| Yudh Kaushal | Joint military exercise | Red Horns Division of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) | Meghalaya |
| Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 | Naval Tactical Interoperability Exercise | USA, India, Japan, Australia, and South Korea | Guam coast in the western Pacific Ocean |
| Exercise “KHANJAR-XII | Joint Special Forces Military Exercise | India and Kyrgyzstan | Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan |
| DHARMA GUARDIAN | Joint Military Exercise | India and Japan | Mount Fuji, Japan. |
| BONGOSAGAR 2025 | Joint Naval Exercise | India and Bangladesh | Bay of Bengal |
| Maritime Security Belt 2025 | Trilateral Naval Exercise | Russia, China, Iran | Gulf of Oman, near Chabahar, Iran |
| VARUNA 2025 | Joint Naval Exercise | India and France | Arabian Sea |
| Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement’ (AIKEYME) exercise | Multilateral Maritime Engagement Exercise | Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, and South Africa, alongside the co-hosts India and Tanzania. | Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania |
| Prachand Prahar | Tri-service integrated multi-domain exercise | Indian Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force) | Arunachal Pradesh |
| INDRA-25 | Bilateral Naval Exercise | India and Russia | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| INIOCHOS-25 | Multinational Air Exercise | India, France, Israel, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Qatar, Slovenia, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Cyprus, Bahrain, and Slovakia | Andravida Air Base, Greece |
| Exercise Tiger Triumph | Bilateral tri-service military exercise | India and the United States | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
February 2025
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jal-Thal-Raksha 2025 | large-scale military exercise | Indian Army, Indian Coast Guard, and Marine Police | Bet Dwarka, Gujarat |
| Sagar Kavach 2025 | Coastal security exercise | Indian Coast Guard (ICG) | West Bengal coastline |
| Dharma Guardian 2025 | Army Exercise | India and Japan | Mount Fuji, Japan |
| CYCLONE-III 2025 | Joint Special Forces Army Exercise | India and Egypt | Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan |
| Winged Raider Exercise | Joint Army Exercise | Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) | North-Eastern theatre of India |
| TROPEX (Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise) 2025 | Indian Navy’s largest maritime exercise | Indian Army, Indian Air Force (IAF), and Indian Coast Guard | Indian Ocean |
| Ekuverin 2025 | India and Maldives | Maldives |
January 2025
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Devil Strike | High-altitude warfare and joint force coordination Army exercise | Indian Armed Forces | Northern Borders of India |
| Surya Kiran | Army Exercise | India and Nepal | Saljhandi, Nepal |
| La Perouse 25 | Multinational Naval Exercise | India along with eight Indo-Pacific nations | Malacca, Sunda, and Lombok |
December 2025
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLINEX 2024 | Naval Exercise | India and Sri Lanka | Visakhapatnam Coast, Andhra Pradesh |
| Agnipariksha | National Counter-Terrorist and Counter-IED exercise | National Security Guard (NSG) | Gurugram, Haryana |
| Search and Rescue Exercise & Workshop (SAREX-24) | National Maritime Exercise | Indian Coast Guard | Kochi, Kerala |
| Agni Warrior 2024 (XAW-2024) | Army Exercise | India and Singapore | Devlali Field Firing Ranges in Maharashtra |
| CINBAX (1st Edition) | Army Table Top Exercise (TTX) | Indian and Cambodia | Foreign Training Node in Pune, Maharashtra |
| Harimau Shakti | Army Exercise | India and Malaysia | Bentong Camp in Pahang district, Malaysia |
| Desert Knight 2024 | Trilateral Air Exercise | India, France, and UAE | Over the Arabian Sea |
| Sahayog – Hop Ta | Naval Exercise | India and Vietnam | Kochi, Kerala |
| Surya Kiran | Army Exercise | India and Nepal | Saljhandi, Nepal |
November 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAJRA PRAHAR 2024 | Army Exercise | India and USA | Orchard Combat Training Centre in Idaho, the United States of America (USA) |
| GARUD SHAKTI 2024 | Joint Special Forces Army Exercise | India and Indonesia | Cijantung in Jakarta, Indonesia |
| VINBAX-2024 | Army Exercise | India and Vietnam | Ambala, Haryana |
| AUSTRAHIND-2024 | Army Exercise | Indian and Australia | Pune, Maharashtar |
| Poorvi Prahaar | Tri-Services Military Exercise of Indian Armed Forces | Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force | Mechuka, Arunachal Pardesh |
| Sea Vigil-24 | Coastal Defence Exercise | Indian Coast Guard | Coastal States and Union Territories including Kerala, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise (Re-PREX-24) | Pollution Response Exercise | Indian Coast Guard | Paradip, Odisha |
| Sanyukta Vimochan | Multilateral Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise | Indian Army | Ahmedabad and Porbandar |
| SAREX-24 | National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise & Workshop | Indian Coast Guard | Kochi, Kerala |
| Kharga Shakti | Integrated field firing exercise | Kharga Corps of the Indian Army | Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan |
| SIMBEX 2024 | Naval Exercise | India and Singapore | Coast of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Maiden ‘Exercise Antariksha Abhyas 2024 | Interactive training exercise that helps organizations test the strength and effectiveness of their emergency response strategies. | Defense Space Agency of India | — |
October 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAZIND-2024 | Army Exercise | India and Kazakhstan | Auli, Uttarakhand |
| Malabar 2024 | Naval Exercise | Australia, India, Japan, and the USA | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| IBSAMAR | Multinational Maritime Exercise | India, Brazil, and South Africa | Simon’s Town, South Africa |
| Sagar Kavach | Maritime Exercise | Indian Coast Guard | Along the coast of Goa and Maharashtra |
| Naseem-Al-Bahr | Bilateral Naval Exercise | India and Oman | Coast of Goa |
| Exercise SWAVLAMBAN SHAKTI | Army Exercise | Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps of Southern Command (Pune) | Babina field firing ranges, Uttar Pradesh |
| SIMBEX 2024 | Maritime Bilateral Exercise | India and Singapore | Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
Important One-liners
- QUAD countries (Australia, India, Japan and, the United States) plan to launch a joint coast guard exercise in the Indo-Pacific region in 2025.
- Carrier Strike Groups of India and Italy conducted their first-ever exercise off the coast of Goa.
- The Indian Air Force and the Singapore Air Force commenced the 12th edition of the Joint Military Training (JMT) exercise at Air Force Station Kalaikunda, West Bengal.
- The Indian Navy and the German Navy conducted their maiden Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in the Indian Ocean.
September 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Najah V | Army Exercise | India and Oman | Rabkoot Training Area in Salalah, Oman |
| YUDH ABHYAS-2024 | Army Exercise | Indian and USA | Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan |
| Mitra Shakti 2024 | Army Exercise | Indian and Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan Army Training School in Maduru Oya |
| Exercise Udara Shakti 2024 | Air Exercise | Indian and Malaysia | Kuantan, Malaysia |
Parvat Prahaar 2024 | Army Exercise | Indian Army | Ladakh |
August 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udara Shakti 2024 | Air Exercise | Indian and Malaysia | RMAF Base Station in Kuantan, Malaysia |
| Mitra Shakti 2024 | Army Exercise | India and Sri Lanka | Army Training School, Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka. |
| ‘Parvat Prahaar‘ Exercise 2024 (Mountain Strike) | Army Exercise | Conducted by Indian Army | Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh |
| Tarang Shakti 2024 | India’s 1st Multinational Air Exercise | 30 Countries including the United States of America (USA), Germany, France, Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United Kingdom (UK), and Singapore | Sulur Air Base in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (TN) and Rajasthan |
| Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) | Naval Exercise | India and Russia | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Iron Mace 2024 | Conventional-Nuclear Integration Tabletop Exercise (CNI TTX) | South Korea and The United States | U.S. Forces Korea’s (USFK) Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek |
| Ulchi Freedom Shield 24 | Combined, and interagency exercise | United States and South Korea | Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea |
July 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHAAN QUEST 2024 | Multinational military exercise | 23 Countries Including India | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Exercise Pitch Black 2024 | Air Exercise | India and Australia | Darwin, Australia |
| Maitree Exercise 2024 | Joint military exercise | India and Thailand | Fort Vachiraprakan in Tak Province, Thailand |
| Nomadic Elephant | Joint Military Exercise | India and Mongolia | Meghalaya’s Umroi |
| Freedom Edge 2024 | First Multidomain Exercise | USA, Japan, and South Korea | East China Sea |
| Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise | World’s largest international maritime exercise | 29 Countries including India | Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands |
| Birlestik-2024 | Operational-tactical command-staff exercise | Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan | Oymasha training ground and Cape Tokmak in the Caspian Sea. |
| Multi-manoeuvre exercise | Maritime exercise | India and United States | Arabian Sea |
| Sagar Kavach – 01/24 | Coastal security exercise | Indian Armed Forces | Andhra Pradesh Coast |
| Interaction-2024 | Joint counter-terrorism exercise | Members contries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) | China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region |
As of August 2024, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has 10 member countries:
1. China
2. India
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyzstan
5. Russia
6. Pakistan
7. Tajikistan
8. Uzbekistan
9. Iran (joined in July 2023)
10. Belarus (joined in July 2024)
June 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Flag 24 | Air Exercise | Singapore, Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and India | Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska of the United States |
| Exercise RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2024 | Naval Exercise | India and Other 28 Countries | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| JIMEX-24 | Naval Exercise | India and Japan | Yokosuka, japan |
| Tarang Shakti-2024 | Multinational Air Exercise | 12 Countries including India | Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| Exercise HOPEX | Air Exercise | India and Egypt | Egypt |
May 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise TARKASH | Joint Anti-Terror Mock Drills | India and USA | Kolkata, West Bengal(WB) |
| Exercise SHAKTI 2024 | Joint military Exercise | India and France | Umroi (Meghalaya) |
| Gagan Strike-II | Joint Exercise | Indian Army (IA) and Indian Air Force (IAF) | Ambala, Haryana |
| Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) | Naval Exercise | India and Philippines | West Philippine Sea |
April 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Partnership Exercise | Naval Exercise | Indian and United Kingdom | Lyme Bay (south coast of England) |
| Exercise Poorvi Lehar(XPOL) 2024 | Naval Exercise | Indian Navy | East Coast |
| DUSTLIK 2024 | Army Exercise | India and Uzbekistan | Termez District, the Republic of Uzbekistan |
| Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Training Exercise | Army Exercise | Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps | Sikkim |
| Sagar Kavach 2024 | Coastal Security Exercise | Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Marine Police, Fisheries, Customs, and other security agencies. | Lakshadweep |
| Gagan Shakti 2024 | Air Exercise | Indian Air Force (IAF) | Pokhran, Rajasthan |
March 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samudra Laksamana | Naval Exercise | India, Malaysia | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Sea Defenders-2024 | Joint Maritime Exercise | India, USA | Off the coast of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Bharat Shakti | Tri-Service Exercise | Indian Armed Forces | Pokhran, Rajasthan |
| Exercise Cutlass Express – 24 (CE – 24) | Naval Exercise | 16 Countries including India | Port Victoria, Seychelles |
| LAMITIYE-2024 (LAMITIYE means ‘Friendship‘ in the Creole language) | Joint Military Exercise | India, Seychelles | Seychelles |
| Tiger Triumph – 2024 | Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise | India, USA | East Coast of the United States |
| IMT Exercise – 2024 (India, Mozambique and Tanzania) | Tri-Lateral Naval Exercise | India, Mozambique and Tanzania | Nacala, Mozambique |
| Gagan Shakti-2024 | Air Force Exercise | Indian Air Force (IAF) | Pokhran, Rajasthan |
February 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vayu Shakti-24 | Air Exercise | Indian Air Force (IAF) | Pokhran Air to Ground Range near Jaisalmer |
| Exercise MILAN | Naval Exercise | Indian Navy along with 50 other Countries | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti-16’ | Naval Exercise | India, Sri Lanka and Maldivies | Maldives |
| Dharma Guardian | Joint Military Exercise | India and Japan | Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan |
| Shanti Prayas IV | Multinational Peacekeeping exercise | USA and Nepal | Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre (BPOTC) in Panchkhal, Nepal |
January 2024
| Military Exercise Name | Type | Countries/ Conducted By | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Cyclone 2024 | Joint Army Exercise | India and UAE | Mahajan, Rajasthan |
| Exercise Sea Dragon 24 | Multinational maritime exercise | India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the US | Guam, a US island territory in the Western Pacific |
| Sahyog Kaijin 2024 | Maritime exercise | India and Japan | Off the coast of Chennai |
| Ex-Ayutthaya | Naval Exercise | India and Thailand | Bay of Bengal |
| Exercise Topchi | Army Exercise | Conducted by the Indian Army | Maharashtra, School of Artillery at Devlali |
| Steadfast Defender 2024 | large-scale, multi-domain exercise involving all branches of the military | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Trans-Atlantic region |
| CYCLONE (2nd edition) | Army Exercise | India and Egypt | Anshas, Egypt |
| Khanjar (11th edition) | Army Exercise | India and Kyrgyzstan | Himachal Pradesh |
| Desert Knight | Mega air exercise | India, France, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Arabian Sea |
| SADA TANSEEQ (inaugural edition) | Army Exercise | India and Saudi Arabia | Rajasthan |
| Vayu Shakti 2024 | Air Exercise by IAF | Conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) | Pokhran Air to Ground Range near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan |
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