Flankers Fight in France

摘要

Exercise Garuda VI, a Franco-Indian exercise, took place at Base Aerienne 118 at Mont-de-Marsan over July 2 to 12 for which the latter country sent four Sukhoi Su-30MKI Flankers and an llyushin 11-78 Midas tanker. Among the French participants were Dassault Rafales, which had added significance as India is due to receive its initial examples of this fighter later this year. The first Garuda exercise was organised in 2003 and hosting alternates between the two countries.