Soldiers of Indian and US Army take part in a counter terrorist operation during their joint exercise &amp;#39;Yudh Abhyas 2019&amp;#39;

Armies of India and the US conduct a two-week long mega military exercise in Washington, seeking to boost defence cooperation between the two countries

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat interacts with Finance Commission Chairman NK Singh and other members, at Fire &amp; Fury Corps HQ, at Leh

Chinook and ultra-light howitzers have been acquired by India and both would be used during Exercise HimVijay in Arunachal Pradesh

Soldiers of Indian and US Army&amp;#39; at Lewis McCord, a US military base in Washington

The joint military exercise, Yudh Abhyas 2019, started on September 5 at the Joint Base Lewis McChord

Yudh Abhyas 2019 is the 15th edition of the joint military exercise hosted alternately between the two countries

Both armies are jointly training, planning and executing a series of well-developed operations for neutralisation of threats of varied nature

Yudh Abhyas 2019

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In pics: Army's preparedness, military drill and training with US soldiers

Both armies are jointly training, planning and executing a series of well-developed operations for neutralisation of threats of varied nature

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