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Mahesh

18/04/23 13:39 PM IST

Exercise Orion

In News
  • Exercise Orion, a bilateral military drill between the Indian Air Force and the French Air and Space Force (FASF) started at the Mont-de-Marsan airbase in France recently.
About the Exercise
  • It is a multinational exercise hosted by the French government.
  • It is reportedly the largest ever multinational exercise being carried out by the French defence forces which have involved their Army, Navy and Air Force.
  • It includes ground troops, warships, aircraft carriers and combat aircraft and is meant to boost military cooperation and interoperability among participating nations.
  • Besides the IAF and the FASF, Air Forces from Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, U.K. and U.S. would also be flying in this multilateral exercise.
  • The IAF contingent will include four Rafale aircraft, two C-17, two IL-78 aircraft and 165 air warriors.
  • This would be the first overseas exercise for the IAF's Rafale aircraft.
Source- AIR News

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