We have compiled the list of military exercises undertaken in 2021 till date. These are an important topic from exam point of view. The list will help our readers to have a quick revision before any important exam.
List of Military Exercises in 2021
| Exercise Name | Participating Country | Location of Exercise |
| Ex-Desert Knight 21 | India and France | Jodhpur Air Force Station |
| Yudh Abhyas 20 (16th edition) | India and United States | Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| DUSTLIK | India and Uzbekistan | Ranikhet, Uttarakhand |
| Pabbi-Anti-Terror 2021 | India, Pakistan and China | Nowshera district of Pakistan |
| La Perouse | France, India, Australia, Japan and the United States of America (USA). | Bay of Bengal |
| Vajra Prahar 2021 | India and United States | Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh |
| SHANTIR OGROSHENA | India and Multinational Military contingent | Bangladesh |
| Exercise Khanjar | India and Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek |
| VARUNA-2021 | Indian and France | Arabian Sea |
| Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – 2021 | Turkey and Azerbaijan | Baku |
| Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 | Multinational Navy Exercise co-hosted by Ukraine and US Navy | Black Sea |
| TTX-2021 | India, Sri Lanka and Maldives | Virtually |
| Exercise INDRA 2021 (military) | India and Russia | Volgograd, Russia |
| INDRA NAVY (maritime) | India and Russia | Baltic Sea |
| Zayed Talwar 2021 | India and UAE | off coast Abu Dhabi |
| Ex-Malabar 2021 | Quad Navies (India, the US, Japan and Australia) | off the coast of Guam in Indo Pacific |
| Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021 | India and Saudi Arabia | Arabian Gulf |
| SEACAT | India and Multinational marine contingent led by US Navy | Singapore |
| Exercise Konkan 2021 | India and United Kingdom | English Channel |
| Zair-Al-Bahr | India and Qatar | Persian Gulf |
| Shared Destiny-2021 | China, Pakistan, Thailand, and Mongolia | Henan Province, China |
| KAZIND-21 | India and Kazakhstan | Training Node Aisha Bibi, Kazakhstan |
| SIMBEX-2021 | India and Singapore | South China Sea |
| ZAPAD 2021 | Indian Army | Russia |
| AUSINDEX | India and Australia | Northern Australia Exercise Area |
| Exercise Peaceful Mission 2021 | SCO Military | Russia |
| Exercise Surya Kiran | India and Nepal | Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand |
| Samudra Shakti | India and Indonesia | Sunda Strait, Indonesia |
| Mitra Shakti 21 | India and Sri Lanka | Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka |
| JIMEX-21 | India and Japan | Arabian Sea |
| AJEYA WARRIOR | India and United Kingdom | Chaubatia in Uttarakhand |
| Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021 (17th edition) | India and United States | Alaska (USA) |
| Joint Sea 2021 | China and Russia | Sea of Japan at Russia’s Peter the Great Gulf |
| Konkan Shakti 2021 | India and United Kingdom | Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea |
| EX SHAKTI 2021 | India and France | Frejus, France |
| Exercise SITMEX – 21 | India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime | Andaman Sea |
| Exercise Dosti | India, Maldives and Sri Lanka | Maldives |
| Exercise Ekuverin | India and Maldives | Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives |