{"id":123117,"date":"2026-09-06T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T05:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=123117"},"modified":"2026-09-06T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T08:44:12","slug":"exercise-veer-guardian-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-veer-guardian-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Veer Guardian 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise Veer Guardian Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Japanese Self-Defense Force (JASDF) contingent recently touched down in Jodhpur ahead of Exercise Veer Guardian 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise Veer Guardian<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>bilateral air exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the<\/span><b> Indian Air Force<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>first edition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the exercise was held in <\/span><b>2023 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Hyakuri Air Base, <\/span><b>Japan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seeks to enhance interoperability, operational synergy, and mutual understanding, reinforcing the enduring bonds of friendship between India and Japan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ex Veer Guardian 2026:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Location<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Jodhpur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Rajasthan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will focus on improving the tactical proficiency of participating units and deepening mutual understanding between the two air forces.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The training will include <\/span><b>air-combat manoeuvring,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> giving personnel from both countries an opportunity to train together in complex operational scenarios.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Japan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is participating with <\/span><b>three F-2A fighter aircraft <\/b>f<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rom the 8th Air Wing at Tsuiki Air Base, along with approximately 110 personnel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the first time that the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter aircraft will participate in an exercise in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/news\/japanese-contingent-lands-in-jodhpur-for-iafs-exercise-veer-guardian-drill-to-enhance-operational-synergy-between-two-countries\/articleshow\/133811036.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise Veer Guardian is a bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). 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