India–USA Joint Military Exercise: Yudh Abhyas 2025

• Edition: 21st
• Dates: 1st – 14th September 2025
• Venue: Fort Wainwright, Alaska, USA
• Indian contingent: A battalion from the Madras Regiment
• US contingent: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment “Bobcats” of the Arctic Wolves Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division

Key Training Activities

• Heliborne operations
• Use of surveillance resources & UAVs
• Rock craft & mountain warfare
• Casualty evacuation & combat medical aid
• Integration of artillery, aviation & electronic warfare systems

Significance

• Enhances interoperability & joint operational capabilities in diverse terrains (esp. cold climate & high-altitude warfare).
• Reflects strategic partnership & defense cooperation under India–US military engagements (with Malabar, Vajra Prahar, etc.).
• Important in the context of Indo-Pacific & Arctic geopolitics.

(Source: PIB)