Current Affairs - Defence - Discussion

Uttarakhand is hosting the 18th edition of the Nomadic Elephant 2026 military exercise between India and Mongolia. The exercise began at the Foreign Training Node in Pithoragarh and will continue until October 3, 2026. It involves 45 troops each from the Indian Army and the Mongolian Armed Forces. The platoon-level exercise focuses on enhancing joint operational capabilities in counter-insurgency operations in semi-urban and mountainous terrains under the United Nations mandate. Training activities include cordon and search operations, room intervention drills, heliborne operations, cyber security, drone operations and counter-drone systems, strengthening tactical coordination and interoperability between the two forces.