India, Japan to carry first joint bilateral air train
3 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: India and Japan will maintain their maiden joint Air Exercise, ‘Veer Guardian-2023’ involving the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) on the Hyakuri Air Base in Japan from January 12 to 26.
The IAF on Saturday mentioned, “The Indian contingent participating in the air exercise will include four Su 30 MKI, two C-17 and one IL-78 aircraft, while the JASDF will be participating with four F-2 and four F-15 aircraft.”
Exercise ‘Veer Guardian’ will fortify the long-standing bond of friendship and improve the avenues of defence cooperation between the 2 Air Forces and might be an important transfer in deepening strategic ties. The inaugural train will embody the conduct of varied aerial fight drills between the 2 Air Forces.
“They will undertake multi-domain air combat missions in a complex environment and will exchange best practices. Experts from both sides will also hold discussions to share their expertise on varied operational aspects,” mentioned the IAF.
India and Japan agreed to step up bilateral defence cooperation in the course of the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial assembly held in Tokyo on September 8, 2022.
Both nations determined to have interaction in additional navy workout routines, together with holding the primary joint fighter jet drills, reflecting the rising safety cooperation between the 2 sides amid rising issues over China’s navy posturing within the Indo-Pacific area.
Japan is without doubt one of the six nations with which India has signed logistics agreements. In September 2020, Japan and India signed the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) on the reciprocal provision of provides and companies between the self-defence forces of Japan and the Indian Armed Forces. The ACSA got here into pressure on July 11, 2021.
The logistics settlement provides endurance to the warships and plane of the 2 nations and can open the airbases and ports for the help of gas, relaxation and ration and likewise fundamental upkeep.
India has related logistics agreements with the US, Singapore, France, South Korea, and Australia and one with Russia is pending.
NEW DELHI: India and Japan will maintain their maiden joint Air Exercise, ‘Veer Guardian-2023’ involving the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) on the Hyakuri Air Base in Japan from January 12 to 26.
The IAF on Saturday mentioned, “The Indian contingent participating in the air exercise will include four Su 30 MKI, two C-17 and one IL-78 aircraft, while the JASDF will be participating with four F-2 and four F-15 aircraft.”
Exercise ‘Veer Guardian’ will fortify the long-standing bond of friendship and improve the avenues of defence cooperation between the 2 Air Forces and might be an important transfer in deepening strategic ties. The inaugural train will embody the conduct of varied aerial fight drills between the 2 Air Forces.
“They will undertake multi-domain air combat missions in a complex environment and will exchange best practices. Experts from both sides will also hold discussions to share their expertise on varied operational aspects,” mentioned the IAF.
India and Japan agreed to step up bilateral defence cooperation in the course of the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial assembly held in Tokyo on September 8, 2022.
Both nations determined to have interaction in additional navy workout routines, together with holding the primary joint fighter jet drills, reflecting the rising safety cooperation between the 2 sides amid rising issues over China’s navy posturing within the Indo-Pacific area.
Japan is without doubt one of the six nations with which India has signed logistics agreements. In September 2020, Japan and India signed the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) on the reciprocal provision of provides and companies between the self-defence forces of Japan and the Indian Armed Forces. The ACSA got here into pressure on July 11, 2021.
The logistics settlement provides endurance to the warships and plane of the 2 nations and can open the airbases and ports for the help of gas, relaxation and ration and likewise fundamental upkeep.
India has related logistics agreements with the US, Singapore, France, South Korea, and Australia and one with Russia is pending.
