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Indo-US ground combat exercises

The largest-ever ground combat joint exercise between India and the US is in its final stages near Jhansi and will culminate a massive demonstration of firepower by mechanised forces of both the armies on Monday.

  • The largest-ever ground combat joint exercise between India and the US - underway in Jhansi - will end today with a massive demonstration of firepower by mechanized forces of both the armies. (NDTV)
  • The focus of Exercise Yudh Abhyas which kicked off at Babina, near Jhansi from October 12, was on mechanised infantry operations for counter-insurgency/counter-terrorism in semi-urban terrain. (NDTV)
  • This year’s Yudh Abhyas involved 1,000 military personnel and 17 Stryker vehicles, the largest deployment of these outside of Iraq and Afghanistan for the US Pacific Rim forces. (NDTV)
  • Along with the 17 Strykers, the US showcased the Javelin Anti-Tank Missile system, employed to defeat current and future threat armored combat vehicles. (NDTV)
  • The US, anxious to grab a major chunk of the lucrative Indian arms market, has demonstrated live-fire operations of its high-tech weaponry during the war games. (NDTV)
  • Earlier, Indian Air Force too initiated a joint exercise with the US Air Force during a joint exercise COPE-INDIA-09 in Agra on October 19.

    The five-day event involved practice of various techniques including airdrops and joint land to air mission. (NDTV)

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