{"id":73661,"date":"2025-11-16T15:55:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T10:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=73661"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:13:22","slug":"exercise-garuda-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-garuda-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Garuda 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise Garuda 2025 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in the 8th edition of the air exercise &#8216;Garuda 25&#8217; with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) at Mont-de-Marsan, France.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise Garuda 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>bilateral air exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted <\/span><b>between India and France.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aim:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It aims to <\/span><b>refine tactics and procedures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a realistic operational environment, enabling mutual learning and <\/span><b>fostering interoperability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the IAF and the FASF.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Air Force will be participating with <\/span><b>Su-30MKl fighter aircraft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, C-17 Globemaster III, IL-78.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the exercise, the IAF&#8217;s Su-30MKI aircraft will operate alongside the French multirole fighters in complex simulated air combat scenarios, <\/span><b>focusing on \u00a0 \u00a0 air-to-air combat, air defence, and joint strike operations.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It also provides an opportunity for professional interaction, exchange of operational knowledge, and <\/span><b>sharing of best practices between the two Air Forces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Other Exercise Conducted with France<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exercise Varuna: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Naval<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exercise Desert Knight-21: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air exercise<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exercise Shakti:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Army exercise<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2190299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise Garuda 2025 is a bilateral India\u2013France air drill to enhance interoperability, featuring IAF Su-30MKI, C-17, and IL-78 in advanced combat 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