SHINYUU Maitri 18: First India Japan air exercise begins in Agra

SHINYUU Maitri 18: First India Japan air exercise begins in Agra

SHINYUU Maitri 18: First India Japan air exercise begins in Agra

The first bilateral air exercise SHINYUU Maitri-18 between Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) and Indian Air Force (IAF) began at Air Force Station Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

The theme of the exercise is: ‘Joint mobility and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) on transport aircraft’.

In this exercise, Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) will be participating with C2 aircraft along with aircrew and observers. Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating with C-17 and An-32 aircraft with aircrew and observers.