About the Exercise:
- Location: Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
- Edition: 21st edition of Yudh Abhyas.
- Participants:
- India → Battalion of the Madras Regiment.
- US → 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment “Bobcats”, Arctic Wolves Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division.
Key Activities:
- Tactical drills: heliborne ops, mountain warfare, casualty evacuation.
- Use of UAVs, surveillance systems, artillery, aviation, electronic warfare.
- Joint groups on: Counter-UAS, information warfare, logistics, communications.
- Conclusion: Live-fire and high-altitude warfare exercises, focused on UN peacekeeping and multi-domain challenges.
Why in News?
- India and the US began the 21st edition of Yudh Abhyas military exercise in Alaska, highlighting growing defence cooperation despite trade and tariff tensions.

