{"id":360735,"date":"2026-04-14T14:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=360735"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:13:19","slug":"exercise-dustlik-vii-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-dustlik-vii-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise DUSTLIK \u2013 VII 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Indian Army contingent departed to Namangam, Uzbekistan for the 7th edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military Exercise DUSTLIK.<\/p>\n<h2>About Exercise DUSTLIK \u2013 VII 2026<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360736\" style=\"width: 406px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-360736\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=406%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exercise DUSTLIK \u2013 VII 2026\" width=\"406\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=768%2C500&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?w=1322&amp;ssl=1 1322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an <strong>annual joint military exercise<\/strong> conducted <strong>alternatively<\/strong> in <strong>India and Uzbekistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 edition:<\/strong> The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted at <strong>Gurumsaray Field Training Area, Namangam, Uzbekistan<\/strong> from 12 to 25 April 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Last edition:<\/strong> The last edition (2025) was conducted at <strong>Foreign Training Node, Aundh (Pune) in April 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contingents involved:<\/strong> The <strong>Indian Armed Forces<\/strong> contingent comprising 60 personnel is being represented by 45 personnel from the <strong>Indian Army<\/strong>, majorly from a <strong>Battalion of the MAHAR Regiment<\/strong> and 15 personnel from the <strong>Indian Air Force<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Uzbekistan contingent<\/strong> also comprises of approximately 60 personnel, from Uzbekistan <strong>Army and Air Force.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> The <strong>aim<\/strong> of exercise is to foster <strong>military cooperation<\/strong> and enhance <strong>combined capabilities<\/strong> to execute joint operations in <strong>semi-mountainous terrain<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It would focus on <strong>high degree of physical fitness, joint planning, joint tactical drills<\/strong> and basics of special arms skills.<\/li>\n<li>The Exercise will also establish a <strong>unified operational algorithm<\/strong> between the command-and-control structures of both the contingents for planning and execution of joint operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key operational aspects:<\/strong> land navigation, strike missions on enemy bases and seizure of enemy-held areas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong> It will enable the two sides to <strong>share their best practices<\/strong> in <strong>Tactics, Techniques and Procedures of conducting joint operations<\/strong> and will further strengthen <strong>interoperability, operational synergy and joint command and control coordination<\/strong> between the contingents.\n<ul>\n<li>The Exercise will facilitate developing <strong>bonhomie and camaraderie<\/strong> between soldiers of both the countries.<\/li>\n<li>This will also enhance the level of <strong>defence cooperation<\/strong>, further <strong>fostering bilateral relations<\/strong> between the two friendly nations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Indian Army contingent departed to Namangam, Uzbekistan for the 7th edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military Exercise DUSTLIK. About Exercise DUSTLIK \u2013 VII 2026 It is an annual joint military exercise conducted alternatively in India and Uzbekistan. 2026 edition: The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted at Gurumsaray Field Training Area, Namangam, Uzbekistan from&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-dustlik-vii-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exercise DUSTLIK \u2013 VII 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11204,164,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-360735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}