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Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force are set to conduct the bilateral Air exercise, Ex Desert Knight-21.

About:

• It is a five-day exercise which will witness participation from a plethora of aircraft.
• The main objective is to put into practice operational experience gained across terrains and spectrums and endeavour to exchange ideas and best practices to enhance interoperability.
• The most interesting part of the exercise would be the participation of Rafales from both the air forces which is indicative of the growing interaction between the two premiers Air Forces.

Other Defence Exercises between India and France:

• Varuna – Naval exercise
• Garuda – Air exercise
• Shakti – Army exercise

Reference:

1. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1689893