India, US to hold air wargames in August

Chandigarh—Indian fighter aircraft will lock horns with US Air Force jets in the world’s toughest air exercise ‘Redflag’ at prestigious Nellis air range in August in that country, a top IAF officer said Wednesday.
“For the first time, the IAF will join in an exercise with the US Air Force at the Nellis base,” Air Officer Commanding- in-Chief Western Command Air Marshal P K Barbora was quoted here as saying by PTI. Six Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft from the IAF will take part in the exercise at the US air base. He said the IAF was invited by the USA Air Force to join the exercise. Barbora said the IAF had already held joint exercises with France, Russia and Singapore and these were providing valuable inputs to the force.—Agencies