Current Affairs - Military exercises

Bilateral special forces exercise 'Vajra Prahar 2026' conducted between

India and United States (Para SF & Green Berets)

Host venue of the 16th edition of Exercise Vajra Prahar 2026

Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh

Venue where Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) IMEX TTX 2026 was held

Maritime Warfare Centre, Kochi, Kerala

Host country of the 2nd edition of IONS IMEX Table Top Exercise (TTX) 2026

India

Full form of 'TTX' in IONS IMEX TTX

Table Top Exercise

Host venue and city of the 13th edition of multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Participation scale at MILAN 2026 multilateral naval exercise

More than 50 friendly countries and 71 warships

Initial edition of Exercise MILAN began in 1995 with how many participating nations

4 countries (India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia)

Bilateral army exercise 'CYCLONE-IV' (2026) conducted between

India and Egypt

Venue of the 4th edition of bilateral Exercise CYCLONE-IV in April 2026

Anshas, Egypt

Year and location where the 1st edition of Exercise CYCLONE was held

2023 (Rajasthan, India)

Branch of the armed forces that conducts the triennial 'Exercise Vayushakti'

Indian Air Force (IAF)

Location of the firepower demonstration of Exercise Vayushakti-26

Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Year the Indian Air Force conducted the very first 'Vayushakti' exercise

1954 (at Tilpat Range, Delhi)

Location of the 1st edition of Combined Armed Exercise 'Amogh Jwala 2026'

Babina Field Firing Range, Uttar Pradesh

Indian Army division that conducted Exercise Amogh Jwala 2026

White Tiger Division

Host country of the 21st multinational peacekeeping Exercise KHAAN QUEST 2026

Mongolia (Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar)

Host nation and navy conducting Exercise KAKADU 2026

Royal Australian Navy (Australia)

Edition of biennial multilateral Exercise KAKADU held in 2026

17th edition

Harbour location where display of over 30 international warships was held during KAKADU 2026

Sydney Harbour, Australia

Dates during which Exercise KAKADU 2026 was organized

16 to 25 March 2026

Bilateral tri-services military exercise 'LAMITIYE-2026' conducted between

India and Seychelles

Meaning of the word 'LAMITIYE' in the local Creole language of Seychelles

Friendship

Venue of the 11th edition of joint military exercise LAMITIYE-2026

Seychelles Defence Academy, Victoria, Seychelles

Bilateral army exercise 'Dharma Guardian 2026' conducted between

India and Japan

Venue of the 7th edition of Exercise Dharma Guardian 2026

Chaubattia, Uttarakhand

Indian Army infantry regiment that represented India in Exercise Dharma Guardian 2026

Ladakh Scouts

Full meaning of 'IOS SAGAR' initiative launched by the Indian Navy

Indian Ocean Ship SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region)

Indian Navy patrol vessel that undertook the 50-day training/joint patrol voyage under IOS SAGAR

INS Sunayna

Number of friendly nations whose navies trained aboard INS Sunayna under IOS SAGAR

16 partner countries

Geographical region where domestic island defence exercise 'Kalari Leap 2026' took place

Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands

Nature of the exercise 'Exercise Kalari Leap 2026'

Domestic joint island defense exercise

Specialized Indian Navy diving support vessel that participated in IN-SLN DIVEX 2026

INS Nireekshak

Location of the 4th edition of bilateral diving exercise IN-SLN DIVEX 2026

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Primary branch and activity associated with IN-SLN DIVEX 2026

Navy (Diving Squadron and submarine rescue operations)

Bilateral special forces exercise 'KHANJAR-XIII' (2026) conducted between

India and Kyrgyzstan

Venue of the 13th edition of Exercise KHANJAR in February 2026

Misamari, Assam

Year the 1st edition of Exercise KHANJAR between India and Kyrgyzstan was held

2011

Host nation and partner alliance conducting Exercise 'Cold Response 2026'

Norway and NATO member states

Sub-Arctic regions where NATO's Exercise Cold Response 2026 was conducted

Northern Norway and Northern Finland

Venue of the inaugural (1st) edition of multilateral army Exercise PRAGATI 2026

Umroi Military Station, Meghalaya

Number of friendly partner nations that joined host India in Exercise PRAGATI 2026

12 friendly nations

Annual joint computer-simulated exercise 'Freedom Shield 2026' (FS26) conducted between

South Korea and United States

Indian Army command that conducted the inaugural firepower exercise 'Agni Varsha 2026'

Southern Command

Venue of the inaugural Exercise Agni Varsha 2026

Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Location of inter-agency exercise 'Sanjha Shakti 2026' conducted with 16 civilian agencies

Khadki Military Station, Pune