Operations & UN Missions
OPERATIONS & UN MISSIONS
From the Himalayan frontier to global peacekeeping theatres.
#2
Global UN Troop Contributor
44
UN Missions Served
77
Districts Covered
1144
Disaster Hotline
Constitutional Mandate
Four Strategic Pillars in Action
Territorial Integrity
Border vigilance, aerospace awareness and a 77-district defense grid.
UN Peace Operations
World’s #2 troop contributor with 145,000+ personnel across 44 missions since 1958.
Operation Him-Raksha
High-altitude winter SAR drill completed at 18,500 ft.
HADR Hotline 1144
24/7 rapid disaster response for earthquakes, floods and landslides.ctrine and aviation capability expand.
Kathmandu–Terai Fast Track
Dhedre tunnel breakthrough cuts national transit by 4 hours.
Operation Green Shield
Zero rhino poaching achieved in Chitwan National Park.
Clean Mountain Campaign
12 tonnes of waste retrieved from Sagarmatha in 2026.
Annapurna Mountain Warfare
Cold-weather combat and crevasse extraction exercises.
Rapid Response
Air Wing & Mountain SAR
MI-17 and Ecureuil helicopters of the Army Aviation Directorate extract alpinists and civilians from extreme altitude, as in the Manaslu Basin avalanche rescue of 7 October 2026.
Emergency line: 1144 (24/7)