Greater Noida: Amid tariff war, India and US are doing combined military exercise, Yudh Abhyas 2025, at Fort Wainwright in Alaska. The 21st edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas, the premier annual Army exercise between India and the United States, commenced on 01 September 2025, and will continue through 14 September 2025.
The US said in a press release, “India conducts more military exercises with the US than with any other country. These exercises, including Yudh Abhyas, Malabar, COPE India, Vajra Prahar, Tiger Triumph and several others, are central to building interoperability and forging mutual trust. It demonstrates how our two democracies continue to work towards peace, security and prosperity, including in the Indo-Pacific region.”
“Since its inception in 2002 as a platoon-level exercise, Yudh Abhyas has expanded greatly both in scope and participation. Past editions have explored diverse terrains: high-altitude warfare in India’s Auli and Chaubattia; desert manoeuvres in Rajasthan; urban and cold environment training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Alaska,” the US added.
The 2025 edition is one of the largest bilateral military exercises for the Indian Army in terms of troops mobilized.
This edition emphasizes: |
i) Mountain and high-altitude operations under sub-arctic conditions
її) Heliborne and air-mobility integration, backed by artillery and aviation assets ili) Electronic warfare, surveillance, and counter-drone systems
iv) Medical evacuation and combat casualty care in field conditions
v) Live-fire tactical drills to validate seamless interoperability
The Indian Army contingent, comprising 450 personnel led by a battalion of the Madras Regiment, arrived in Fairbanks on 31 August. They are training alongside US soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment (“Bobcats”), part of the 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Arctic Wolves), 11th Airborne Division.
