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https://twitter.com/IndiainThailand/sta ... sKIPujj62A ---> Ambassador Nagesh Singh received an Indian Air Force contingent at U-Tapao Naval Air Base. The contingent will proceed to Japan to participate in the maiden exercise Veer Guardian 2023 with Japan Air Self Defence Force from 12- 26 Jan 2023.

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https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1612 ... iAgcuWyH0w --->

#ExVeerGuardian2023

Eastward Ho! Onward to Hyakuri Air Base, Japan. Gratitude to the Philippines Air Force for the pit stop.

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A nice video from the Ex Veer Guardian

Don't get to see the very cool ground crew work on her.
I am sad to see the price labels taken off the ladders.That was so desi.
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I have to say one more thing, I have a lot of admiration for our Avgeeks but Japan has a lot more of them.
There are so many great photos and videos!
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MeshaVishwas wrote:A nice video from the Ex Veer Guardian

Don't get to see the very cool ground crew work on her.

I am sad to see the price labels taken off the ladders. That was so desi.

Image by VayuSena on Twitter

I have to say one more thing, I have a lot of admiration for our Avgeeks but Japan has a lot more of them.

There are so many great photos and videos!
Surprised to see the cost of the equipment still on it. The same was alluded to by former ACM Tyagi on the blueskies podcast, when he was discussing the Jaguar acquisition and how it cost 8-10 times more than the previously purchased Russian MiGs.
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why should it cost 48k??is it some special metal or some commission
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The four Rambhas participating for Ex Veer Guardian in Japan.

https://twitter.com/Toshi_Aoki_JPS/stat ... cZLsms9Beg --->

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kashyapgv wrote: Surprised to see the cost of the equipment still on it.
Not surprising at all.Almost all desi heptrs carry them, per hour cost is such and such etc, I have seen these on everything from Cheetahs to the Dhruv.The Fighters have these on the plastic items(Intake covers on the Su etc),& the other ground support elements.
I personally love it, it reminds me of how the respected elders would gently remind of the cost, if I/siblings wasted anything from food to toothpaste.
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And I am choosing to not answer the bit about ACM Tyagi. Don't appreciate his role in the AW debacle.
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https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1615 ... XPh8Q9Wwug ---> Switching Cockpits, Sharing Experiences! As part of Exercise Veer Guardian 2023, an IAF pilot flew in a JASDF F2 'Viper Zero'.

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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) have done awesome artwork on the tails on their Mitsubishi F-2 aircraft that are participating in Exercise Veer Guardian 2023. See pictures below. One side of the tail features the Indian flag colours and the other side, the Japanese flag colours.

https://twitter.com/jasdf_hyakuri/statu ... ERJx2lWwGA --->

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Twitter is abuzz with pictures of Exercise Varuna - the joint exercise between the French and Indian Navies.

I am posting the links to the pictures, but posting this gorgeous picture of the Charles De Gaulle, the French sole nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with an Indian Navy P-8I flying overhead. The links to the other pictures are below this photograph.

https://twitter.com/ThingsNavy/status/1 ... ERJx2lWwGA ---> Exercise Varuna 2023.

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France And India Kick Off VARUNA 2023 Naval Exercise
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... -exercise/
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Was that a Mig29K landing on CDG ?
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VIDEO: https://twitter.com/FranceinIndia/statu ... pItwKGt7Gw ---> Today, we kick off the celebrations of 25 yrs of French-India strategic partnership from the deck of France’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle as it calls at Goa port. A powerful symbol of the trust we’ve built together, which will spur our ambitions even further in the coming years.
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https://twitter.com/FranceBombay/status ... pItwKGt7Gw ---> Exercise VARUNA between @MarineNationale and @indianNavy has successfully concluded! Aboard the aircraft carrier #CharlesdeGaulle (@French_CSG), currently in Goa.

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https://twitter.com/NewtonSTOI/status/1 ... pItwKGt7Gw ---> A French @MarineNationale Rafale M fighter jet sits on the deck of the Charles de Gaulle at Goa. The @French_CSG and the @indiannavy participated in Exercise Varuna.

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Some pictures from Exercise Veer Guardian 2023...

https://twitter.com/PBNS_India/status/1 ... R9YuHhwtEg --->

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https://twitter.com/as22sa98/status/161 ... R9YuHhwtEg ---> India, Japanese Air personnel during Exercise Veer Guardian 2023.

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India dispatches fighters, aircraft for multi-nation exercise in UK
Going full-throttle for multi-nation air combat wargames, India on Sunday dispatched Mirage-2000 fighters and other aircraft for the 'Cobra Warrior’ exercise in the United Kingdom.

Five Mirage-2000 jets, two C-17 Globemaster-III strategic airlift planes and one IL-78 mid-air refuelling aircraft, along with 145 IAF personnel, flew from the Jamnagar air-base for the exercise at Waddington in the UK.

The Cobra Warrior, scheduled from March 6 to 24, is a multilateral exercise in which air forces from the US, Finland, Sweden, South Africa and Singapore will be participating, alongside the Royal Air Force and IAF. The aim is to participate in diverse fighter aircraft engagements and learn from the best practices of various air forces,” IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Ashish Moghe said.

The IAF already has five indigenous Tejas fighters, two C-17s and 110 personnel deployed at the Al Dhafra air base in UAE for the multi-nation 'Desert Flag-VIII’ exercise from February 27 to March 17, as was reported by TOI.

The Indian armed forces take part in a wide array of land, air and sea combat exercises every year to bolster military interoperability and defence diplomacy with friendly countries.

“The exercises build strategic cooperation with like-minded countries, with the armed forces also getting the opportunity to improve combat skills and operational tactics,” an officer said.
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Some images from bright and sunny :lol: England:

Images courtesy, our HC in Londonistan

Look who is peeking, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's......a supersonic Vajra tank. :D

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Twitter link: IAF Mirage-2000s and C-17 have reached RAF Waddington for Exercise Cobra Warrior '23

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Twitter link: Mirage-2000I at RAF Waddington for Exercise Cobra Warrior 2023

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*RARE* Indian Air Force Mirages arrive at Waddington | Ex Cobra Warrior

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https://twitter.com/PKRoyIAF/status/163 ... 09730?s=20 ---> Units of Western Command, Indian Army and Indian Air Force conduct joint training exercise to validate heli-lifting assault bridges to augment operational capability of Strike Corps in an obstacle ridden terrain. Also joint training with helicopters for swift insertion of troops into enemy territory.

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Indo-France Joint Military Exercise Frinjex-2023 to commence at Thiruvananthapuram
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MeshaVishwas wrote:Some images from bright and sunny :lol: England:
previously they were planning to bring tejas
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Our IAF pilots modelling :mrgreen: Check out that swag!

https://twitter.com/hvtiaf/status/16329 ... 43872?s=20 ---> Top Shot Indian Air Force.

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https://twitter.com/livefist/status/163 ... 83840?s=20 ---> First photos just in from Ex Cobra Warrior at @RAFWaddington

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While Twitter is going ga-ga over Ex Cobra Warrior in the UK, here is a video of Tejas during her tenure at Ex Desert Flag in the UAE.

https://twitter.com/livefist/status/163 ... 07008?s=20
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https://twitter.com/lca_tejas_/status/1 ... 82401?s=20 ---> IAF Mirage 2000s at RAF Waddington. Exercise Cobra Warrior '23.

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https://twitter.com/Duorope/status/1633 ... 97600?s=20 ---> So it's said that an IAF Mirage-2000TI suffered an electrical issue today. Landed safely and was chased down the runway by emergency services. #ExCobraWarrior

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Navies of India, Australia, Japan, US, France and UK to participate in Exercise La Perouse
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https://twitter.com/ReviewVayu/status/1 ... 50016?s=20 ---> Possible the only photos we have seen in weeks from Exercise Desert Flag VIII at Al Dahfra airbase of UAE, 27 Feb to 17 March 2023. Air Forces from UAE, France, Kuwait, Australia, UK, Bahrain, Morocco, Spain, Korea & USA participated. The IAF sent five LCAs & two C-17s.

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https://twitter.com/delhidefence/status ... 02496?s=20 ---> SASO Western Air Command, Air Marshal Makarand Ranade visited Al Dhafra air base, UAE and interacted with the IAF contingent & UAE Air Force, during Exercise Desert Flag. The Air Officer was presented with an overview of the flying activities undertaken during the exercise.

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India steps up military outreach to Africa with exercise & chiefs' conclave - ToI
In line with the overall policy to step up the military outreach to Africa, where China has made major strategic inroads, the Army is all set to conduct an Africa-India field training exercise and a chiefs’ conclave at Pune this month.

Senior Army officers on Friday said the 10-day AFINDEX exercise, in which contingents from nine countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Niger, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) will take part, will kick off on March 21. Eleven other countries, including Congo, Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon and Morocco, are sending observers for the exercise, which is being held for the second time after 2019.

The first Africa chiefs’ conclave, in turn, will be held at Pune on March 28 to coincide with the exercise. Defence minister Rajnath Singh is slated to address the conclave, for which 10 chiefs have already confirmed their participation, while another 12 are sending their representatives.

While India does not have China’s economic and military wherewithal, New Delhi is banking upon its long-standing ties with many African nations. The India-Africa defence ministers’ conclave, for instance, was held on the side-lines of the DefExpo at Lucknow in 2020. It was followed by the India-Africa defence dialogue during the DefExpo at Gandhinagar last year.

“There has been a very concerted outreach to Africa over the last three years. The forthcoming exercise and the conclave will build upon the initiatives taken to strengthen India-Africa relations. The aim is also to help in the capacity-enhancement of African armies in a collaborative manner,” an officer said.

The AFINDEX will focus on “humanitarian actions” to remove land mines and IEDs as well as peace-keeping operations. “New generation equipment manufactured in India will be showcased during the exercise to give a feel of their efficacy to the troops of the participating nations,” he said.

The conclave, in turn, will dwell upon the “key pillars of India-Africa defence partnership” and the “Indian defence industry's outreach to Africa.
Apart from Asean and Gulf countries, India is also looking to export BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, which have a strike range of 290-km, and the Akash air defence missiles, which have an interception range of 25-km, to some African countries.
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https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1637 ... 65793?s=20 ---> Back after an intense and exhilarating experience, the #ExDesertFlag contingent touched down on our western shores today. Shukran Jazeelan @modgovae.

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More pictures from Exercise Cobra Warrior in the UK.

https://twitter.com/ReviewVayu/status/1 ... 40289?s=20 --->

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https://twitter.com/ReviewVayu/status/1 ... 32418?s=20 ---> IAF at RAF Waddington. Preparations for their sorties. Five Mirage 2000s are here for the Exercise Cobra Warrior. Briefing and all!!

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Flight test and performance take off after it went technical earlier in the day (mirage 2000 Single seater)

There a lot of Mirage action on the live streams from the channel. Just have to find them.

https://youtu.be/MbqPK8xSw5g?t=21094
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