• India and the United Kingdom kick-started ‘Ajeya Warrior’ military exercise in Britain’s Salisbury Plains as part of efforts to consolidate the overall military ties.

• The seventh edition of the military exercise is being conducted from April 27 to May 11. 

• Soldiers of the 2 Royal Gorkha Rifles from the UK and Indian Army troops from the Bihar Regiment are participating in the exercise.

• The Indian Army contingent arrived at Brize Norton in an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft. The contingent is carrying indigenous weapons and equipment.

• The ‘Ajeya Warrior’ is a biennial training exercise between the two sides that is conducted alternatively in the UK and India.

• The last edition of the exercise was held at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand in October 2021.

• The aim of the exercise is to build positive military relations, imbibe each other’s best practices and promote the ability to operate together while undertaking company-level sub-conventional operations in urban and semi-urban environments under UN mandate.

• The exercise is also aimed at developing interoperability between the two armies.

• The scope of this exercise involves a Command Post Exercise (CPX) at the battalion level and company level field training exercise (FTX). 

• During the exercise, participants will engage in a variety of missions testing their operational acumen in various simulated situations and showcase and refine their tactical drills, and learn from each other’s operational experience.

Other exercises with the UK:

• Konkan - annual maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and Royal Navy

• Indradhanush - air exercise between the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force.

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