In the ongoing Indo-French wargames Desert Knight-21, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat will undertake a sortie in a French Rafale fighter on Thursday.
UPDATED: January 21, 2021 13:07 IST
The IAF kickstarted a five-day mega air exercise with French Air and Space Force involving Rafale fighter jets near Rajasthan s Jodhpur on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI)
In a sign of strong military ties between India and France, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat will undertake a sortie in a French Air Force (FAF) Rafale fighter in Rajasthan s Jodhpur on Thursday.
General Rawat will undertake the sortie on Thursday afternoon, and fly in the jet, Indian Air Force (IAF) officials told India Today.
The all-important exercise is taking place soon after the Pakistani-Chinese aircraft flew together in an exercise opposite the Jodhpur sector Bhullari. After the sortie, the CDS will also be briefed on the scope of the exercise, and how it is going to help the IAF s capabilities to undertake joint operations.
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