An integrated Tri-Service Special Forces exercise named Exercise Desert Hunt 2025 was held at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Exercise Desert Hunt-2025 was conducted by the Indian Air Force from 24 to 28 February 2025. The Exercise Desert Hunt saw the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force participating together in a simulated warfare environment.
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Tri-Service Special Forces Exercise Desert Hunt 2025 held in Jodhpur |
Tri-Service Special Forces Exercise Desert Hunt 2025
An integrated Tri-Service Special Forces exercise named Exercise Desert Hunt 2025 was conducted by the Indian Air Force at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 24 to 28 February 2025.
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The Exercise Desert Hunt involved elite Para (Special Forces) from the Indian Army, the Marine Commandos from the Indian Navy along with the Garud (Special Forces) from the Indian Air Force, participating together in a simulated combat environment.
Aims of Exercise Desert Hunt 2025
The aim of Exercise Desert Hunt 2025 was to enhance interoperability, coordination and synergy among the three Special Forces units to ensure prompt and effective response to emerging security challenges.
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The Tri-Service Special Forces Exercise Desert Hunt included airborne insertion, precision strikes, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism operations, combat free falls and urban warfare scenarios wherein the combat readiness of the forces was tested under realistic conditions.
Static Current Affairs related to Indian Air Force (IAF) for upcoming exams
- Formation: 26 January 1950 (as current service) and 8 October 1932 (as Royal Indian Air Force)
- No. of personnel: 170,576 active personnel and 140,000 reserve personnel (as per reports)
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Air Force Day: 8 October
- Commander-in-Chief: President Droupadi Murmu
- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): General Anil Chauhan
- Chief of the Air Staff (CAS): Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
- Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS): Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar
- Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS): Air Marshal Tejinder Singh
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