September 04, 2026 11:42 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Supreme Court slams Bar Council of India over NALSAR row: ‘No power to take action against law students’ | ‘Technical error, not U-turn’: Kerala CM Satheesan denies deleting video slamming cleric’s women remarks after Islamic Scholars’ meet | Bombay HC orders CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's ex-manager Disha Salian's death case | Vijay for PM in 2029? TVK says Rahul Gandhi will ‘hold his hand’ to make him Prime Minister | CJP calls off Sept 5 Delhi march after Supreme Court quashes FIRs against protesters | ‘Dismantle entire terror ecosystem’: Modi’s strong message at SCO Summit in Shehbaz’s presence | Modi’s big appeal after 7.8% GDP growth: ‘Don’t travel abroad, avoid destination weddings’ | Modi-Pezeshkian talks: Iran seeks India’s 'extensive contacts' to end West Asia war | Indus Waters Treaty row: India rejects Hague court order, says ‘no jurisdiction’ over its sovereign decisions | India beats the odds with 7.8% GDP growth; PM Modi has a message for critics

IAF, French Air conduct basic training in India with French Rafale fighter, transport aircraft

| @indiablooms | Sep 05, 2018, at 06:37 pm

New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF) recently participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 at Darwin, Australia. 

Sixteen different nations from across the globe, including French Air Force (FAF) participated in this exercise. 

"On the return leg, Rafale fighter aircraft and transport aircraft of FAF staged through Air Force Station, Gwalior and Air Force Station, Agra from 01 – 04 Sep 18," read a government statement.

During the staging period, FAF and IAF carried out basic joint training, which included fighter sorties by pilots in their respective aircraft with observers onboard each other’s transport aircraft supporting the missions. 

This interaction with FAF provided a unique opportunity for exchange of experience and sharing of best practices during cooperative deployment.

 

 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.