Multinational Military Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23 to be held in Cairo from 27 Aug to 16 Sep 2023

Multinational Military Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23 to be held in Cairo from 27 Aug to 16 Sep 2023

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Multinational Military Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23 to be held in Cairo from 27 Aug to 16 Sep 2023

Multinational Military Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23: The Multinational Military Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23 will be held in Cairo (West) Air Base, Egypt from 27 August to 16 September 2023.

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The Exercise BRIGHT STAR a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise. The exercise was first time conducted in the year 1980 following the signing of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23: Objective

The objective of the exercise BRIGHT STAR-2023 is to practice planning and execution of joint operations. Besides leading to the formation of bonding across borders, such interactions also provide a means to further strategic relations between participating nations.

Indian Air Force participate in Exercise Bright Star 2023 in Egypt

An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent participated in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23 a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise scheduled to be held at Cairo (West) Air Base, Egypt from 27 August to 16 September 2023.

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This is for the first time that IAF is participating in Ex BRIGHT STAR-23 which will also see participation of contingents from the United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Greece and Qatar.

The Indian Air Force contingent will consist of five MiG-29, two IL-78, two C-130 and two C-17 aircraft. Personnel from the IAF's Garud Special Forces, as well as those from the

Numbers 28, 77, 78 and 81 Squadrons will be participating in the exercise. The IAF transport aircraft will also provide airlift to approximately 150 personnel from the Indian Army.

India and Egypt Relations

India and Egypt have had exceptional relationship and deep cooperation wherein the two jointly undertook development of aero-engine and aircraft in 1960s and training of Egyptian pilots was done by Indian counterparts.

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The relationship between the two civilizational countries was further strengthened with the recent visits by the Chief of Air Forces of the two countries and the Indian Defence Minister and Prime Minister to Egypt. The two countries have also enhanced their joint training with regular exercises between their Armed Forces.

Static Current Affairs related to Egypt for upcoming exams

• Capital city of Egypt: Cairo
• Largest city of Egypt: Cairo
• Official languages of Egypt: Arabic
• National language of Egypt: Egyptian Arabic
• President of Egypt: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• Prime Minister of Egypt: Moustafa Madbouly
• Total Population of Egypt 2023 estimate: 109,546,720
• Currency of Egypt: Egyptian pound (EGP)

Static Current Affairs related to India for upcoming exams

• President of India: Droupadi Murmu 
• Vice President of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi 
• Chief Justice of India: Justice DY Chandrachud
• Lok Sabha Speaker of India: Om Birla 
• Capital of India: New Delhi 
• Largest city of India: Mumbai 
• Official languages of India: Hindi / English 
• Currency of India: Indian rupee (₹) (INR) 
• Total Population of India 2018 estimate: Neutral increase 1,352,642,280