Indian and Russian military aircraft will start the second edition of the joint Aviaindra 2018 exercise in India's northern Rajasthan state on Monday, the Indian Air Force said.
NEW DELHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th December, 2018) Indian and Russian military aircraft will start the second edition of the joint Aviaindra 2018 exercise in India's northern Rajasthan state on Monday, the Indian Air Force said.
The first phase of the drills was held in the Russian city of Lipetsk on September 17-28.
"A variety of missions would be flown in a counter-terrorism scenario during Aviaindra-18. Aim of ex is dual fold: To enhance mutual cooperation & understanding between IAF & RFASF while flying missions in fighter, transport & helicopters of Russian origin," the Indian Air Force said on Twitter.
The first joint Indian-Russian exercises of this type took place in 2014.
On November 18-28, the two countries held Indra 2018 drills in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, involving around 500 Indian and Russian troops.
