Reagan CSG and Indian Air Force to conduct joint training off Thiruvananthapuram

The Indian Air Force will carry out a joint training exercise with the U.S. Navy’s Regan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) south of Thiruvananthapuram from Jun. 23-24.

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By Camera Operator: PH1 JAMES THIERRY, USN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


India will send planes from four operational commands to participate. Jets include: Jaguars, Su-30MKI, Airborne Early Warning platforms and aerial refueling tankers.

Press release from the Indian Ministry of Defense says the engagement with the U.S. Navy “offers one more opportunity to undertake joint operations in the maritime domain with a friendly foreign power. ”

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