India and US conduct military exercise Cope India-2023

Category : Defense Published on: April 27 2023

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The sixth edition of Cope India-2023, an air exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and United States Air Force (USAF), conducted over the last two weeks at Air Force Stations Kalaikunda, Panagarh and Agra, culminated on 24 Apr 2023.
The exercise involved the participation of frontline IAF aircraft like Rafale, Tejas, Su-30MKI, Jaguar, C-17 and C-130. USAF participated in the exercise with F-15E Strike Eagles, B1B bombers, transport aircrafts C130J and C17 and special operations aircraft MC130J
Aircrew from the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force also participated as observers.
Cope India 2023 is special as it involved first-time participation of IAF's Rafale aircraft and Tejas, and USAF's F15-E Strike Eagle fighters.
The objectives of Cope India 2023 were to enhance mutual understanding of technical application of air power, and boost cohesion in combat operations and mutual understanding of air operations in large force package.