{"id":14188,"date":"2021-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/03-03-2021\/ex-desert-flag-vi\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T00:00:00","slug":"ex-desert-flag-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-03-2021\/ex-desert-flag-vi","title":{"rendered":"EX Desert FLAG VI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News: <\/strong>The <strong>Indian Air Force<\/strong> is participating for the <strong>first time<\/strong> in<strong> Exercise Desert Flag-VI <\/strong>along with air forces of the<strong> United Arab Emirates, United States of America, France, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Bahrain. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The exercise is scheduled from <strong>03 Mar 21 to 27 Mar 21<\/strong> at Al-Dhafra air base, UAE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cfstatic.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/file_library\/mix_content\/261497902710073800_image.png\" style=\"height:214px; margin-left:50px; margin-right:50px; width:400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ex Desert Flag is an <strong>annual multinational large force employment warfare<\/strong> exercise hosted by the <strong>United Arab Emirates Air Force.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The IAF is participating with six <strong>Su-30 MKI, two C-17 and one IL-78 tanker aircraft<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0C-17 Globemaster <\/strong>will provide support for <strong>induction\/ de-induction of the IAF<\/strong> contingent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Su-30 MKI aircraft<\/strong> will undertake a long-range<strong> ferry, routing directly from India to the exercise area with aerial refuelling<\/strong> support from<strong> IL-78 tanker aircraft.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aims:<\/strong> To provide <strong>operational exposure to the participating forces<\/strong> while t<strong>raining them to undertake simulated air combat operations<\/strong> in a <strong>controlled environment. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The participating forces will get an <strong>opportunity to enhance their operational capabilities<\/strong> along with the <strong>mutual exchange of best practices.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:735px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; width:6.5in\">\n<p><strong>Other Military Exercises of India<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Malabar Exercise<\/strong>: <strong>Navies of India, USA, and Japan.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Past non-permanent participants are Australia and Singapore.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India &#038; US- Yudha Abhyas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>JIMEX: India-Japan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ex-Desert Knight 21 exercise-<\/strong> It is a bilateral air exercise to be held between the Indian <strong>Air Force and the French air and Space Force.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Indra Dhanush<\/strong>-It is a joint air force exercise between the<strong> Indian Air Force a<\/strong>nd the <strong>Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Exercise Pitch Black<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>India and Australia .<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The main aim of the exercise is to practice Defensive Counter Air combat and Offensive Counter Air Combat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>AUSINDEX is a bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Australian Navy.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Both countries hold bilateral army exercises named\u00a0 <strong>AUSTRAHIND<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dharma Guardian<\/strong>-The joint military exercise named \u201c<strong>Dharma Guardian\u201d between India and Japan .<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The exercise is aimed at <strong>developing mutual understanding and respect<\/strong> between <strong>militaries of both countries, <\/strong>as also <strong>facilitate in tracking worldwide phenomenon of terrorism<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Aviaindra \u2013India and Russia<\/strong> joint air exercise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nomadic Elephant-India and\u00a0 Mongolia <\/strong>joint exercise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With the UAE, India has In-<strong>UAE BILAT (bilateral naval exercise) as well as Desert Eagle-II (bilateral air force exercise).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1701975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source: PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News: The Indian Air Force is participating for the first time in Exercise Desert Flag-VI along with air forces of the United Arab Emirates, United States of America, France, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Bahrain. The exercise is scheduled from 03 Mar 21 to 27 Mar 21 at Al-Dhafra air base, UAE. 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