The Indian military exercises can be segregated into three categories: (i) Domestic exercise (ii) Bilateral Exercise (iii) Multilateral exercise Domestic Exercise – This exercise aims at improving internal engagements. List of military domestic exercises: 1) Gandiv Vijay 2) Paschim Lehar 3) Vayu Shakti 4) Vijay Prahar Bilateral exercise – These exercises are conducted between two countries. The following list shows important Indian bilateral army exercises. Exercise Name Participant Nations Sampriti India & Bangladesh Mitra Shakti India & Sri Lanka Maitree Exercise India & Thailand Vajra Prahar India & US Yudh Abhyas India & US Nomadic Elephant India & Mongolia Garuda Shakti India & Indonesia Shakti Exercise India & France Dharma Guardian India & Japan Surya Kiran India & Nepal Hand in Hand Exercise India & China Multilateral exercise – These exercises are conducted by the military of more than one partner nations. The following list shows major multilateral exercises conducted by the military: Exercise Name No of Participating countries RIMPAC 26 MALABAR Indian Navy, US Navy, Japanese Navy & Australian Navy COBRA-GOLD Asia – Pacific countries Samvedna South Asian Region Nations
There are basically seven types of missiles in India and the list is: Air-to-air missiles AAM Surface-To-Air Missiles – SAM Surface-to-surface missiles Anti-Tank Missiles Cruise Missiles Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)/Interceptor Missiles