News: Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025 has been scheduled to be conducted from 13th to 26th October 2025.
About Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025
- It is the annual joint military exercise between India- Australia.
- Started in: 2022
- Host for 2025 edition: Perth, Australia
- The Indian Army contingent is being led by a Battalion of Gorkha Rifles along with troops from other arms and services.
- Aim: To enhance military cooperation, improving interoperability and providing a platform for participating armies to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures in the domains of sub conventional warfare in urban/ semi urban terrain.
- The exercise will involve joint company-level operations in open and semi-desert terrain.
- Troops will carry out missions such as joint planning, tactical drills, and specialized training.
- It will help improve operational skills, use new technologies, and enhance joint combat readiness.
- The exercise will also strengthen defence cooperation and friendship between the Indian and Australian armies, promoting teamwork and mutual trust.
