Joint Military Exercises: News & Discussion

[srai]

Behold The Explosive Spectacle Of India’s Unrivaled Airpower Demonstration
https://www.twz.com/air/behold-the-expl ... onstration
15 March 2024

Interesting how low the multi-rack for 4x 250kg is on the Mirage-2000.

[Rakesh]

India Leads Trilateral Maritime Exercise With Mozambique-Tanzania In East Coast Of Africa
https://bharatshakti.in/india-leads-tri ... of-africa/
22 March 2024

[Rakesh]

India Practices Pakistan Offensive in Pokhran with Eye on China

[nachiket]

Behold The Explosive Spectacle Of India’s Unrivaled Airpower Demonstration
https://www.twz.com/air/behold-the-expl ... onstration
15 March 2024

Interesting how low the multi-rack for 4x 250kg is on the Mirage-2000.

That surprised me too. Especially since the M2k has 4 fuselage HP's for bombs that could be used instead. I have never seen that type of rack on the M2k before. Perhaps the idea in an actual combat situation is to leave the fuselage HP's free for carrying MICA's in a hybrid A-G+A-A loadout. This idea would not have worked on the M2k prior to upgrade since the MICA wasn't available and no A-A missiles could be carried on the fuselage HP's.

[Rakesh]

With Rafale, the Air Force will go to India-Athens-S.Delhi send a message in all directions
https://directus.gr/me-rafale-tha-paei- ... tefthynsi/
April 24, 2024

By Kostas Sarikas

Rafale fighter jets from the 332 Falcon Squadron will be the aircraft making the long journey to India to take part in the major multi-national exercise 'Tarang Shakti 24'. The participation of the Air Force was decided after contacts of the Air Staff with the Indian Air Force and was "locked" during the recent visit to India by the Chief of the Air Force General Dimitrios Houpis. It is part of the wider military cooperation between the Greek and Indian Armed Forces, which comes as a continuation of the excellent relations between Athens and Delhi at the political level, as was also sealed during the visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to India last February.

For the Greek Rafale, the long trip of about 3,000 km from the 114th Fighter Wing to the Jodhpur Air Base in the province of Rajasthan in northwestern India , relatively close to the border with Pakistan, as Onalert.gr had revealed , will be the second out Greece mission following their recent participation in the multinational exercise " VOLFA 24 ", which took place in France. The Air Force's choice of the Rafale appears to have been a one-way street, as the Indian Air Force has the same type of fighter and can support HAF aircraft, while the French are also expected to participate in the 'Tarang Shakti 24' (Wave of Power) with Rafale . The Air Staff is already in contact with the Armee D'el Air in order for the fighters of the two states to fly to India at the same time . After all, the French also have flying tankers, which can refuel the HAF fighters in the air, if it is finally decided not to land at an intermediate airport.

The Indians, despite the great distance that separates the two countries, show a strong desire for wider military cooperation with Greece. After all, the reputation of HAF, which is among the leading airlines in the West, is well known in New Delhi. The Air Force was among the first to accept an invitation from the Indian AirForce to participate in the country's largest multi-national air exercise, which will see a total of 52 countries participating either with air assets or with observers including the US, France , Italy and Germany. According to information, the possibility of USAF participation with F-35 fighters is open . The Americans show a strong desire to approach India of 1.5 billion people, now the most populous country in the world, to distance it from Russian influence and bring it closer to the West, as an awe-inspiring rival to China. In 2023 they had first sent F-35s to India during the 'AERO INDIA' exercise. Meanwhile, they have already proposed co-production in India of the F-21 fighter (the Indian F-16) with joint participation in the program of the American Lockheed Martin and the Indian TATA.

The 'Tarang Shakti' is scheduled to be held next August with an aim to bring together the cream of the air forces worldwide. The participation of our Air Force with the Rafale will confirm the extroversion of the HAF but also of the Greek Armed Forces in general, which are spreading their wings outside the narrow limits of the Eastern Mediterranean. It was preceded by the participation for the first time of the Indian Air Force in the large multinational exercise "INIOCHOS 23", which took place at the end of last April with a focus on Andravida. The imposing Indian Su-30MK fighters landed at the 117th Fighter Wing and stole the show with their impressive presence . It was one of the Indian Air Force's few fighter presences outside India, as until then they had only participated in the American Red Flag and exercises organized by France and Great Britain.