News: The multilateral joint military exercise ZAPAD 2025 is scheduled to be conducted from 10 to 16 September 2025.
About Exercise ZAPAD 2025
- It is to be conducted at the Mulino Training Ground, Nizhniy, Russia.
- Aim: The exercise is designed to enhance military cooperation, improve interoperability, and provide a platform for participating armies to exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Participation: An Indian Armed Forces contingent comprising a total of 65 personnel has departed for the exercise.
- The Indian Army contingent is led by a battalion of the KUMAON Regiment, along with troops from other arms and services.
- Objectives of the Exercise: The main objectives of Exercise ZAPAD 2025 are:
- To enhance military cooperation between participating nations.
- To improve interoperability among multinational forces.
- To exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures, especially in the areas of conventional warfare and counter-terrorism operations.
- Key Focus Areas: The exercise will focus on joint company-level operations conducted in open and plain terrain.
- The participating troops will undertake Joint operational planning, tactical drills to simulate battlefield scenarios and special arms skills exercises to sharpen combat proficiency.
- Benefits of Participation: Participation in Exercise ZAPAD 2025 offers several benefits for India:
- It provides a valuable opportunity to hone joint operational capabilities.
- It facilitates the integration of emerging technologies into combat practices.
- It helps troops gain experience operating in a multinational and multi-service combat environment.
- Strategic Importance: Exercise ZAPAD 2025 is expected to:
- Further strengthen defense cooperation between India and Russia.
- Reinforce the spirit of collaboration and mutual trust.
- Foster camaraderie and mutual understanding among the armed forces of participating nations.
