India, Japan To Hold 1st Bilateral Air Exercise From Next Week
NDTV
The exercise 'Veer Guardian-2023' involving the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) will be held at Japan's Hyakuri air base.
India and Japan will hold their first bilateral air exercise from January 12 to 26, in reflection of the growing defence ties amid increasing concerns over China's military muscle-flexing in the Indo-Pacific region.
The exercise 'Veer Guardian-2023' involving the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) will be held at Japan's Hyakuri air base.
The IAF said on Saturday that its deployment at the exercise will include four Su-30 MKI jets, two C-17 aircraft, and one IL-78 plane. The JASDF will be participating with four F-2 and four F-15 aircraft, it said.
"To promote Air Defence cooperation between the countries, India and Japan are all set to hold the joint air exercise, 'Veer Guardian-2023'," the IAF said in a statement.
