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Yudh Abhyas 2025 is the 21st edition of the annual India-US joint military exercise, taking place from September 1 to 14, 2025, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, USA. 
 
Key points of Yudh Abhyas 2025:

• The exercise focuses on a wide range of tactical drills such as heliborne operations, use of surveillance resources, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), mountain warfare, rockcraft, casualty evacuation, combat medical aid, and the integrated use of artillery, aviation, and electronic warfare systems.
• It culminates in joint live-fire drills and high-altitude warfare maneuvers.
• A significant objective is to enhance operational readiness for United Nations peacekeeping operations and to build capacity for managing peacekeeping missions efficiently.
• Emphasis is placed on preparing forces for multi-domain challenges, integrated warfare, and joint operational strategies.
• Subject-matter experts from both armies conduct sessions on information warfare, communications, logistics, UAS and counter-UAS operations for knowledge exchange and joint strategy development.
• The exercise reinforces defence cooperation despite ongoing trade tensions between India and the US and highlights the resilience of their strategic partnership.

This 14-day military exercise strengthens interoperability between the Indian and US armies, focusing on mountain and high-altitude combat readiness and joint operational synergy.

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