IAF contingent departs for Egypt to participate in biennial tri-service exercise BRIGHT STAR-23

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An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent carrying 150 Indian army personnel departed today to participate in ExerciseBRIGHT STAR-23, a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise scheduled to take place at Cairo Air Base, Egypt..

According to the IAF statement, this is the first time that IAF is participating in Ex BRIGHT STAR-23 which will also see participation of contingents from the United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Greece and Qatar...

"The objective of the exercise is to practice planning and execution of joint operations and leading to the formation of bonding across borders, such interactions also provide a means to further strategic relations between participating nations..

Meanwhile, India and Egypt have had an exceptional relationship and deep cooperation wherein the two jointly undertook the development of aero-engine and aircraft in the 1960s and the training of Egyptian pilots was done by Indian counterparts...

The relationship between the two civilizational countries was further strengthened with the recent visits by the Chief of Air Forces of the two countries and the Indian Defence Minister and Prime Minister to Egypt..

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