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EN नेपाली READINESS STATUS: DEFCON-GREEN (PEACETIME READINESS)

FLASH DISPATCH
  • [UNMISS - S. SUDAN]: 850 Nepali Peacekeepers complete force rotation with honors
  • [OP HIM-RAKSHA]: High-altitude winter search & rescue exercise completed at 18,500 ft
  • [PUBLICATIONS]: 2026 National Defense White Paper & Strategic Doctrine now available in the interactive flipbook viewer
  • [HOTLINE 1144]: 24/7 Rapid Disaster Response Command Operational.
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.

 

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