The Indian Air Force contingent comprising 145 Air Warriors at the Waddington Air Force Base of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom made its debut in the multi-nation exercise this year.
Pilots from five nations have joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) for the UK’s biggest aerial training exercise, Exercise Cobra Warrior, which boosts interoperability and helps to develop joint tactics in the air.
The joint drills by the US, UK and Australia at the Black Sea training range were carried out days after a US fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.
The US, Britain and Australia have carried out joint air drills over the Nevada desert and beyond as part of an effort to simulate high-end combat operations against Chinese fighter aircraft.