{"id":372343,"date":"2026-09-22T15:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=372343"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:03:51","slug":"exercise-nomadic-elephant-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-nomadic-elephant-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The 18th edition of Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT commenced at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, on 21 September 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2026<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372350\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-372350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-PIB-4.jpg?resize=300%2C261&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-PIB-4.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-PIB-4.jpg?w=590&amp;ssl=1 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT<\/strong> is a<strong>\u00a0bilateral platoon-level military exercise<\/strong> between <strong>India and Mongolia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Started in: <\/strong>The exercise has <strong>been conducted\u00a0since 2006.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency:<\/strong> It is conducted <strong>annually and alternately<\/strong> in India and Mongolia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edition: The 2026 edition is the 18th edition<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Previous edition was held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia,<\/strong> in May\u2013June 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It aims to enhance <strong>joint military capability and interoperability<\/strong> for Counter-Insurgency Operations <strong>in semi-urban and mountainous terrain<\/strong> under the <strong>United Nations Mandate.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2026:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Participation:<\/strong> The exercise <strong>involves 45 personnel each<\/strong> from the Indian Army and Mongolian Armed Forces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tactical Training:<\/strong> It focuses on <strong>tactical-level operations,<\/strong> exchange of best practices and refinement of operational drills.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Counter-Insurgency Drills:<\/strong> Training includes <strong>Cordon and Search Operations and Room Intervention Drills.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Operations:<\/strong> The curriculum includes <strong>Special Heliborne Operations and Cyber Security Training.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Drone Operations:<\/strong> Troops train in the <strong>employment of drones and counter-drone systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Realistic Training:<\/strong> Both armies train together <strong>in realistic operational scenarios to strengthen interoperability and joint operations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>Other Exercises Between India and Mongolia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exercise Khaan Quest:<\/strong> Multinational <strong>peacekeeping exercise<\/strong> organised <strong>by Mongolia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 18th edition of Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT commenced at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, on 21 September 2026. About Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2026 Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT is a\u00a0bilateral platoon-level military exercise between India and Mongolia. Started in: The exercise has been conducted\u00a0since 2006. Frequency: It is conducted annually and alternately in India and Mongolia. Edition: The 2026&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/exercise-nomadic-elephant-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11204,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-372343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence-exercises","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\/372343","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\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372343\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}