COBRA WARRIOR EXERCISE - DEFENCE AND SECURITY

News: IAF pilots sharpen their skills at Exercise Cobra Warrior in U.K.

 

What's in the news?

       Over the past three weeks, five Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage-2000 aircraft have been undertaking joint training involving high intensity, large force, and tactical air war fighting operations with six other Air Forces as part of the multilateral ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior’ under way in the U.K.

 

Cobra Warrior Exercise:

Objective:

       The exercise includes high intensity, large force, and tactical air war fighting operations.

       Exercise Cobra Warrior is held twice a year and is the largest air exercise hosted by the Royal Air Force.

 

Participating Nations:

       U.K., Finland, Sweden, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, U.S., Singapore, Finland, India and Saudi Arabia.

 

Features:

       The exercise aims to synchronise multi-domain effects and so includes not just the air domain, but also space and cyber and for this iteration land as well.