Exercise Desert Flag 2021

The Indian Air Force took part in Exercise Desert Flag based at Al Dhafra airbase in the UAE, deploying six Sukhoi Su-30MKIs of No.30 Squadron, two Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs along with some 125 personnel. The three week exercise began in early March and had participation of Air Forces from the US, France, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE. The IAF Su-30MKIs ‘mixed it’ with F-15s, F-16s, Rafales and Mirage 2000s apart from support aircraft (detailed report in next Issue).