The biennial Blue Flag exercise takes place from November 2 to 16 at the Ovda Airbase in Southern Israel.
One nation taking part in the exercise is India. A delegation of the India Air Force landed in Israel on Wednesday. According to India's Ministry of Defence, ''This is the first time the Indian Air Force is operating with Israel AF in a multilateral exercise setting.''
India will participate in the training event with a C-130J special operations air craft and Garud commandos.
A source added, ''The exercise would provide a platform for sharing of knowledge, combat experience and in improving operational capability of the participating nations.''
With almost 70 foreign planes from nine countries, along with hundreds of pilots, scheduled to take part, the event will constitute the first time such a large number of foreign planes and air forces will participate in a training exercise in Israel.
Among the nations participating in the exercise are India, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Poland and the United States.
As part of the exercise, foreign crews will practice handling the threat of advanced surface-to-air antiaircraft missiles, with the Israel Air Force’s so-called Red Squadron playing the role of the enemy. The exercise will include flights in formation with planes from different countries, with no countries opposing each other, said a senior officer.
Indian Air Force C-130J special operations aircraft.
Credit : Alan Wilson / Wikimedia Commons
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