Exercise ZAPAD Latest News
An Indian Armed Forces contingent departed for the Mulino Training Ground, Nizhniy, Russia, to participate in the exercise ZAPAD 2025.
About Exercise ZAPAD
- It is a multilateral joint military exercise.
- Participating forces from India: The Indian contingent consists of 65 personnel, including 57 from the Army, seven from the Air Force and one from the Navy.
- Aim: This exercise is aimed at enhancing military cooperation, improving interoperability, and providing a platform for participating armies to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures in the domains of conventional warfare and counter-terrorism operations.
- Focus area: It will focus on joint company level operations in open and plain terrain, wherein troops will undertake missions ranging from joint planning, tactical drills, and special arms skills.
- It will offer a valuable opportunity to hone joint operational capabilities, integrate emerging technologies, and operate in a multinational combat environment.
- Significance: It will further strengthen defence cooperation and foster camaraderie between India and Russia, thereby reinforcing the spirit of collaboration and mutual trust.
Source: PIB
Last updated on January, 2026
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