India-US Air Force to hold joint exercise

The Air Forces of India and the US will begin a 12-day joint exercise ‘Ex Cope India-2018’ today to provide operational exposure to their personnel and undertake mutual exchange of best practice for enhancing operational capability, the Defence Ministry said yesterday.

It will be the fourth edition in the series of bilateral joint exercise held by the Air Forces of the two nations conducted in India, a Ministry statement said. According to the statement, this is the first time the exercise has been planned.