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In Pictures: Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 MKIs And C-17s To Fly To Greece For Iniochos 2023 Multinational Air Exercise

Ujjwal Shrotryia

Apr 20, 2023, 04:39 PM | Updated 07:31 PM IST


IAF Su-30 MKI (Pic via @PBNS_India).
IAF Su-30 MKI (Pic via @PBNS_India).

The Indian Air Force's Su-30 MKIs are set to fly to Greece to take part in Iniochos 2023 multinational air exercise to be held at Hellenic Air Force's Andravida Air Base.

IAFs C-17 Globemaster-III Taking off (Via @PBNS_India).
IAFs C-17 Globemaster-III Taking off (Via @PBNS_India).

The exercise will be held between 24 April and 4 May and will see participation from Air Forces of various North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries, including the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

IAF's Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs taking off (Via @PBNS_India).
IAF's Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs taking off (Via @PBNS_India).

The Indian Air Force will take part with four Su-30 MKIs and two C-17s Heavy Transport Aircrafts.

As per a press brief released by the Helenic Air Force, the Special Operations and Naval elements will also take part in the exercise to create complex and realistic scenarios across the exercise area which will be spread over the Greek mainland and sea.

IAFs C-17s Unloading Cargo (Via @ajaynewsman).
IAFs C-17s Unloading Cargo (Via @ajaynewsman).

Additionally, the Indian Air Force has also sent its French made Rafale fighter jets to France to take part in an another multinational air exercise, Orion 2023.

Moreover, the Indian Air Force is also training since 10 April, with the United States Air Force (USAF) at Kalaikunda, Arjan Singh (Panagarh) and Agra air force base. The USAF is taking part with the F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jet, B-1B bomber and MC-130J aircraft.

Staff Writer at Swarajya. Writes on Indian Military and Defence.


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