Indian Air Force Participates in Multinational Exercise Desert Flag-10 in UAE
New Delhi, April 20. A contingent of the Indian Air Force reached Al Dhafra Air Base in the United ArabEmirates to participate in Exercise Desert Flag-10, a premier multinational air combat exercise. The IAF is fielding MiG-29 and Jaguar aircraft in the exercise.
Exercise Desert Flag is a multinational exercise being hosted by the UAE Air Force, withparticipating contingents from the Air Forces of Australia, Bahrain, France, Germany, QatarSaudi Arabia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom, and the United States inaddition to the Indian Air Force. The exercise is scheduled to take place between April 21 to May 8, 2025.
The aim of the exercise is to undertake complex and diverse fighter engagements, withexchange of operational knowledge and best practices with some of the most capable AirForces in the world. Participation in such exercises enhances mutual understandinginteroperability, and strengthens military cooperation among the participating nations.
The IAF’s participation underscores India’s commitment to strengthening defence tiesand interoperability with friendly nations in the region and beyond.