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Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2021

Part of: Prelims and GS III – Defence and security

Context As part of the ongoing Indo-US Defence Cooperation, the Joint Military Training Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021” will be conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (USA) from 15 to 29 October 2021.

• Exercise YudhAbhyas is the largest running joint military training and defence cooperation endeavor between India and USA.
• This will be the 17th Edition of the joint exercise which is hosted alternately between both countries.
• The previous version of this exercise was held at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Bikaner, Rajasthan in February 2021.