Indian Army Departure for VAJRA PRAHAR

The Indian Army contingent departed for VAJRA PRAHAR, the 15th iteration of the joint India-US Special Forces Exercise. The Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho, USA, will host this exercise from November 2 to November 22, 2024. This signifies that India and the US would continue their military cooperation.

General information about the VAJRA PRAHAR Exercise

• The second Asia-army cooperation movement with the United States in the year 2024 after the exercise YUDH ABHYAS in Sep 2024.
• 45 troops from each nation will participate, including India, where the Indian Army’s Special Forces team will compete, and America, where the US Army’s Green Berets team will compete.
• The goals of VAJRA PRAHAR primarily embrace the aim of increasing cooperation between two countries within military force with the main aspects: interoperability, jointness, exercising, exchange of special operations techniques, etc.
• The exercise will be directed towards training joint special forces in desert & semi-desert regions—a necessary training for different terrains.
• It touches points like Joint Team Mission Planning, Reconnaissance Missions, Unmanned Aerial Systems-Sub~Tasks, Execution of Special Operations, Joint Terminal Attack Controller Actions, and Psychological Warfare.
• VAJRA PRAHAR also entails identification of best practices that ought to be modeled in similar operations, increase in operational efficiency, and boost spirit morale and mutual understanding.
• Consequences of VAJRA PRAHAR include improvement of skills and mutual identification, development of strategic cooperation, and readiness to meet future challenges.