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Chiefs of Indian, French Air Forces join ‘Garuda’ air drill

Jodhpur: Thirteen fighter aircrafts of both the countries roared fiercely and showed air power in the ongoing joint exercise ‘Garuda VIl’ between India and France Air Force at Jodhpur Airbase on Tuesday. While IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal (ACM) V. R. Chaudhari flew a sortie in an IAF Rafale fighter, French Air and Space Force (FASF) Chief General Stéphane Mille flew in an IAF Su30MKI fighter. “Both the Chiefs participated in the exercise as part of a combined training mission which was flown from Air Force Station Jodhpur,” the IAF said in a statement. “Ex Garuda VII is also the first occasion for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and the recently inducted Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand to participate in any international exercise,” it stated.

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