Exercise DUSTLIK-VI

April 19, 2025

Current Context: The 6th edition of the India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise, DUSTLIK-VI, commenced on April 16, 2025, at the Foreign Training Node in Aundh, Pune.

About:

Frequency: Annual; alternates between India and Uzbekistan.
Previous Edition: Termez District, Uzbekistan (April 2024).

Participating Forces:

India: 60 personnel from the JAT Regiment and Indian Air Force.
Uzbekistan: Personnel from the Uzbekistan Army.

Key Activities:

Establishment of a Joint Operations Centre at the battalion level.
Execution of counter-terrorism missions such as population control measures, raids, search-and-destroy operations.
Employment of firepower, including air assets, to neutralize threats.
Utilization of helicopters for reconnaissance, observation, special heliborne operations (SHBO), and small team insertion and extraction (STIE).