COBRA
WARRIOR EXERCISE - DEFENCE AND SECURITY
News:
IAF pilots sharpen their
skills at Exercise Cobra Warrior in U.K.
What's
in the news?
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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:
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The exercise includes high intensity,
large force, and tactical air war fighting operations.
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Exercise Cobra Warrior is held twice a year and is the largest air
exercise hosted by the Royal Air Force.
Participating
Nations:
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U.K., Finland, Sweden, South Africa, Saudi
Arabia, U.S., Singapore, Finland, India and Saudi Arabia.
Features:
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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.