An Indian Air Force contingent reached the Eielson Air Force Base of the U.S. Air Force in Alaska, USA to participate in the upcoming edition of the multi-national exercise Red Flag 24.
Exercise Red Flag 2024
An Indian Air Force contingent reached the Eielson Air Force Base of the U.S. Air Force in Alaska, USA to participate in the upcoming edition of the multi-national exercise Red Flag 24. The Indian Air Force said that, ably supported by its IL-78 air-to-air refuellers and the C-17 transport aircraft, the IAF Rafale fighters took a transatlantic flight with staging halts at Greece and Portugal.
Ex-Red Flag is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise aimed at integrating aircrew in a multinational environment.
Approximately 3100 service members are expected to fly, maintain, and support more than 100 aircraft during the exercise.
The IAF deployed Rafale fighter jets for the Red Flag 24 exercise. The exercises can be adapted to integrate various forces into a realistic threat environment using the more than 77,000 square miles of airspace in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which is the largest combat training range in the world.
Since its inception in 1975, Red Flag exercises are designed to create a comprehensive learning environment by simulating realistic combat scenarios. The Nevada exercise is organized by the United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC), while the Alaska exercise is managed by the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), the air component command of the United States’ Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
Other Exercises With USA
•Ex YUDHABHAYAS,
•Ex VAJRA PRAHAR,
• SPITTING COBRA,
•SANGAM (IN-USN EOD Ex),
•RED FLAG,
•Ex COPE INDIA
