Joint Military Exercise of India in 2018

INDIAN ARMY

NAME OF THE EXERCISE	PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES	DATE OF EXERCISE	PLACE AT WHICH EXERCISE HELD	REMARKS
VINBAX 1	India - Vietnam	29 January- 3 February 2018	Jabalpur ,Madhya Pradesh	For the 1st time the 2 nations held a joint military exercise to strengthen defense co operation.
VAJRA PRAHAR	India – United States of America	January	Joint base Lewis mc chord, Seattle Us	It’s a joint military exercise held alternately in India and us. Its aim is to share the best practices between the 2 armies and the mutual exchange of strategic planning.
SHAKTI - IV	France	31 January- 5 February	Mailly be camp, France	At the invitation of French chief of army staff, India deployed 45 personnel specializing in mountain combat in France
LAMITYE VIII	Seychelles	24 February- 4 march	Mahe, Seychelles	This exercise is 8th in the series of bilateral exercises between the 2 countries.
KHANJAR V	Krygyzstan	16-29 MARCH	VAIRENGTE INDIA	Indo- Kyrgyzstan annual joint training exercise held at counter insurgency jungle warfare school, Vairengte, near SILCHAR in Assam-Mizoram border
HARIMAU SHAKTI	Malaysia	30 APRIL- 13 MAY	Hulu langat, Malaysia	Held in the jungles of hulu langat, the 2 armies engaged in the series of counter guerilla warfare
SURYA KIRAN XIII	Nepal	May 30- 12 June	Pithoragarh, uttarakhand	The aim of this exercise was to conduct a battalion level joint training with emphasis on counter terrorism in mountainous terrain
MAITREE	Thailand	6- 9 August	Chachoengsao Thailand	The exercise focuses on anti terror co operation
SCO PEACE MISSION	Members of shanghai co-operation organization	20- 29 August	Chelyabinsk Russia	In 8 nation exercise, India participated for the first time and participated in the exercises which focused on countering anti-terrorism.

JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES

NAME OF THE EXERCISE	PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES	DATE OF EXERCISE	PLACE AT WHICH EXERCISE HELD
MALABAR	Japan India U.S	7-16 June	Guam   (pacific ocean )
VARUNA	France	19-24 March 2018	Vasco de Gama, Goa
RIMPAC 2018	26 countries	July- August 2018	Honolulu Hawaii

INDIAN AIR FORCE EXERCISES

NAME OF THE EXERCISE	PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES	DATE OF EXERCISE	PLACE AT WHICH EXERCISE HELD
Pitch black	Australia Us Netherlands France Germany Canada Indonesia New zealand Singapore Thailand Malaysia	27 July- 18 august	Darwin airforce base Australia
BILATERAL EXERCISE	Malaysia	20-22 August	Subhang air base Malaysia