Greek-Indian Air Forces To Conduct Massive Joint Exercise Over Mediterranean Sea
Greek-Indian Air Forces To Conduct Massive Joint Exercise Over
Mediterranean Sea
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The Greek and Indian Air Forces will
collaborate on a joint training exercise with Su-30, F-16, and Rafale fighter
jets for ten days over Greece and the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Greek and Indian Air Forces will
collaborate on a joint training exercise with Su-30, F-16, and Rafale fighter
jets for ten days over Greece and the Mediterranean Sea.
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The exercise will be conducted as part of the
annual Greek exercise Iniochos 23, led by the Greek Air Force and the Greek Air
Tactics Center of the Ministry of Defense. The training is scheduled to begin
on April 18th and will conclude on April 28th.
About
the Iniochos 23 exercise:
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The defense cooperation between India and Greece
is strengthening, as both countries aim to improve their joint operational
capability. As a part of the annual Greek exercise Iniochos 23, the Indian Air
Force will dispatch five Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets to participate in the
training exercises.
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These fighter jets will perform complex
missions alongside the air forces of Greece and the Mediterranean, with the aim
of enhancing their operational skills.
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During the joint training exercise between the
Indian and Greek Air Forces, Greece will utilize its F-16 and Rafale fighter
jets, which are the core of its Air Force, to provide support to the land and
sea forces that will be participating in the exercise.
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Iniochos 23 is an annual Greek study. It
includes live flying. During these flights, the participating aircraft go
through the full range of missions in complex operational and congested
environments.
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These flights include a countermeasure against
a ground-based air defense system, through its identification and conditional
engagement.
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Indian and Greek pilots are also expected to
jointly attack enemy ground positions accompanied by effective combat search
and rescue. For years, this Greek teaching has been one of the most attractive
in Europe and the Balkans.
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All involved are subjected to an intense combat
rhythm. It is accompanied by numerous scenarios and tactics in the air and on
the ground. Missions are completed in real-time.