Indian Army holds military exercises separately with US, Japanese forces

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is engaged successful a slew of subject exercises with the US and Japanese defence forces simultaneously to heighten interoperability, jointness and communal speech of peculiar operations tactics.A US service contingent is presently successful India to enactment successful 16th variation of the India-US Joint Special Forces Exercise Vajra Prahar, being conducted astatine the Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. The Indian Army contingent, represented by Special Forces units, comprises 45 personnel, portion the US volition beryllium represented by 12 unit from the Green Berets of the US Special Forces.The erstwhile variation of the workout was held astatine the Orchard Combat Training Centre successful Idaho, US, successful Nov 2024.

The purpose of Vajra Prahar is to beforehand subject practice betwixt India and the US done enhanced interoperability, jointness and communal speech of peculiar operations tactics. The workout is designed to fortify combined capabilities for conducting associated Special Forces operations successful mountainous terrain. The grooming volition absorption connected a precocious grade of carnal conditioning, associated ngo readying and the execution of associated tactical drills.

The 7th variation of the yearly Joint Military Exercise 'Dharma Guardian' betwixt the Indian Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) commenced connected Tuesday astatine the Foreign Training Node, Chaubattia successful Uttarakhand. The workout volition beryllium conducted from Feb 24 to March 9. This variation brings unneurotic a 120-member contingent from each side, with the JGSDF represented by troops from the 32nd Infantry Regiment and the Indian Army contingent drawn from the Ladakh Scouts.In different subject drill, the Indian Army conducted Exercise Agni Varsha astatine the Pokhran tract firing ranges connected Tuesday to validate operational preparedness and integrated combat capabilities successful the godforsaken sector. The workout integrated precocious technologies, including unmanned aerial systems, counter-drone capabilities, precision onslaught rockets, modern artillery platforms and networked surveillance systems.

The Integrated Manoeuvre Force comprised Main Battle Tanks (T-90), Infantry Combat Vehicles, K-9 Vajra, Sharang and Bofors artillery systems, rocket platforms, indigenous ALH Weapon System Integrated helicopters, Apache onslaught helicopters and a scope of surveillance and onslaught drones, the merchandise noted.