350 Indian Armymen headed for 'Yudh Abhyas' in Alaska

During the annual exercise, troops from both countries will learn each other's skills of war fighting. 

<p>Image: File photo of Yudh Abhyas exercise between India and US armies</p>

Armies of India and the United States will commence their 17th edition of joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas at Alaska-based Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson from October 15.

During the annual exercise, troops from both countries will learn each other's skills of warfighting. 

The Indian Army contingent will comprise 350 personnel drawn from the Infantry Battalion Group. The contingent boarded the flight to Alaska on October 14 to participate in the 14-day exercise. 

Exercise Yudh Abhyas is the largest running joint military training and defence cooperation endeavour between India and the United States. 

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The joint exercise is hosted alternately between both countries. The last edition of Yudh Abhyas was held at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges at Bikaner in Rajasthan in February 2021. 

According to Indian Army spokesperson Col Sudhir Chamoli, the Yudh Abhyas exercise is another step in the evolving military cooperation between the two countries. The exercise seeks to develop understanding, cooperation and interoperability between two Armies.

The Yudh Abhyas exercise will focus on combined arms manoeuvres in cold climatic conditions and will primarily facilitate sharing of tactical level drills and best practices from each other.