In a first, the Indian Army has trained kites to prey on enemy drones and they were shown in action during the ongoing joint training exercise Yuddh Abhyas of India and US in Uttarakhand's Auli.

Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and US with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures between the Armies of the two nations. The previous edition of the exercise was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (US) in October 2021.

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New Delhi Oct 30 PTI A 14-day joint training exercise between the armies of India and the US has concluded at Elmendorf Richardson joint base in Alaska the Defence Ministry said on SaturdayA total of 300 US Army soldiers belonging to First Squadron Airborne of the 40th Cavalry Regiment and 350 soldiers of the 7 Madras Infantry Battalion Group of Indian Army participated in the exercise that ended on Friday the ministry said in a statementThe aim of this 14-day exercise was to familiarise each other with operational procedures combat drills and developing inter-operability it said The exercise was conducted in two phases The first phase comprised combat conditioning and tactical training by both the contingents Training received by both contingents in the first phase was put into practice in the validation stage Both contingents jointly took part in the validation exercise which comprised combat shooting rappelling and helicopter-based mobilisation of quick response teams the statement saidThe troops were organised into composite companies with mixed platoons of Indian and US armies and the validation exercise culminated in a raid on an enemy position in mountainous terrain and securing of critical infrastructure it saidThe joint training exercise was named Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021 The Indo-US defence ties have been on an upswing in the last few years In June 2016 the US had designated India a Major Defence PartnerThe two countries have also signed key defence and security pacts over the past few years including the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement LEMOA in 2016 that allows their militaries to use each others bases for repair and replenishment of supplies as well as provides for deeper cooperationThe two sides also signed COMCASA Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement in 2018 that provides for interoperability between the two militaries and provides for the sale of high-end technology from the US to IndiaIn October last year India and the US sealed the BECA Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement agreement to further boost bilateral defence tiesThe pact provides for sharing of high-end military technology logistics and geospatial maps between the two countries PTI DSP RT RT

Alaska [US], October 30 (ANI): The 17th Edition of India-US joint exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 on Saturday concluded at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska after a validation exercise.