India, France to Hold Joint Air Combat Exercise

摘要

Six Indian Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, two II-76 heavy-lift aircraft and a II-78 mid-air refueller will be in France for a joint air combat exercise with the French Air Force.rnThe exercise, Garuda-IV, will beheld at the Istres airbase in France from June 14 to 25. "The exercise will help to further enhance interoperability between the Indian and French air forces since pilots as well as the ground crew will get to see each other's operational, technical and administrative practices from close quarters," said an officer.