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Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026 held under India-US Army series
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Not Malabar, not Cope India: the India-US Army drill Prelims keeps confusing with the other two
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026, the annual India-US Army exercise, focused on joint counter-terrorism drills.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026, a bilateral military exercise between the Indian Army and the US Army, was held as part of an annual series that began in 2004.
The exercise focuses on joint counter-terrorism and tactical drills conducted alternately in India and the United States.
It is one of several bilateral defence exercises India conducts with the US, alongside naval exercise Malabar and air exercise Cope India.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Yudh Abhyas is the annual India-US Army exercise series, started in 2004
- Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026 focused on joint counter-terrorism and tactical drills
- It is held alternately in India and the United States
- India's other bilateral exercises with the US: Malabar (Navy) and Cope India (Air Force)
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How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Yudh Abhyas is a bilateral Army-to-Army exercise between India and the United States.
- The Yudh Abhyas series began in 2004 and is held annually.
- Malabar is the India-US naval exercise; Cope India is the India-US air exercise.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper 3 - Defence and security; India-US strategic partnership is operationalised through service-specific bilateral exercises (Yudh Abhyas for the Army, Malabar for the Navy, Cope India for the Air Force), building interoperability and counter-terrorism preparedness. The way forward lies in deepening defence-industrial and technology cooperation alongside such joint exercises.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
ಭಾರತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಮೆರಿಕಾ ನಡುವೆ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಯುದ್ಧ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ್ ಕವಾಯತು ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಯಾವ ಎರಡು ಸೇನಾ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಜಂಟಿ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ?
- ಎರಡೂ ದೇಶಗಳ ಭೂಸೇನೆಗಳು
- ಎರಡೂ ದೇಶಗಳ ನೌಕಾಪಡೆಗಳು
- ಎರಡೂ ದೇಶಗಳ ವಾಯುಪಡೆಗಳು
- ಎರಡೂ ದೇಶಗಳ ಕರಾವಳಿ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಪಡೆಗಳು
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: A — ಸರಿ: ಎರಡೂ ದೇಶಗಳ ಭೂಸೇನೆಗಳು - ಯುದ್ಧ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ್ ಭೂಸೇನಾ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ. • ನೌಕಾಪಡೆಗಳು - ತಪ್ಪು: ಅದು ಮಲಬಾರ್. • ವಾಯುಪಡೆಗಳು - ತಪ್ಪು: ಅದು ಕೋಪ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ. • ಕರಾವಳಿ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಪಡೆಗಳು - ತಪ್ಪು: ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಸಹಕಾರ.
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