Exercise Garuda 2025 Latest News
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in the 8th edition of the air exercise ‘Garuda 25’ with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) at Mont-de-Marsan, France.
About Exercise Garuda 2025
- It is a bilateral air exercise conducted between India and France.
- Aim: It aims to refine tactics and procedures in a realistic operational environment, enabling mutual learning and fostering interoperability between the IAF and the FASF.
- The Indian Air Force will be participating with Su-30MKl fighter aircraft, C-17 Globemaster III, IL-78.
- During the exercise, the IAF’s Su-30MKI aircraft will operate alongside the French multirole fighters in complex simulated air combat scenarios, focusing on air-to-air combat, air defence, and joint strike operations.
- Significance: It also provides an opportunity for professional interaction, exchange of operational knowledge, and sharing of best practices between the two Air Forces.
Other Exercise Conducted with France
- Exercise Varuna: Naval
- Exercise Desert Knight-21: Air exercise
- Exercise Shakti: Army exercise
Source: PIB
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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