Exercise Garuda

{{short description|Bilateral training exercise between Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force}}

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Exercise Garuda is a bilateral air force exercise between the Indian Air Force and the French Air and Space Force. The first edition of the exercise was held in 2003 at Gwalior AFS. The debut exercise was witnessed by Chief of Staff of the FASF. As of 2024, seven editions of the exercise were held alternatively in India and France air space.{{Cite web |title=Exercise Garuda V – Strengthening strategic partnership |url=https://www.spsmai.com/aerospace/?id=3040&q=Exercise-Garuda-V-%E2%80%93-Strengthening-strategic-partnership\ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=www.spsmai.com |language=en}}

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Garuda I

|2003

|Gwalior AFS, India

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|{{Cite web |title=Garuda VII |url=https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/garuda-vii |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Drishti IAS |language=en}}

Garuda II

|2005

|Istres Air Base, France

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Garuda III

|2007

|Kalaikunda AFS, India

|13 - 25 February

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|{{Cite web |date=2007-02-13 |title=Indo-French joint air exercise Garuda-III begins |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Press Information Bureau}}

Garuda IV

|2010

|Istres Air Base, France

|14 - 25 June

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|Singapore Air Force participated in the exercise with F-16 Fighting Falcon.

|{{Cite web |date=2010-07-14 |title=Exercise 'GARUDA' begins |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Press Information Bureau}}

Garuda V

|2014

|Jodhpur AFS, India

|2 - 13 June

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|{{Cite web |title=Indo-French Air Exercise "Garuda V" |url=https://in.ambafrance.org/Indo-French-Air-Exercise-Garuda-V |access-date=2017-11-01 |website=La France en Inde / France in India |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Air Exercise Between Indian Air Force and French Air Force (Exercise Garuda V) Commences at Jodhpur |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105348 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004952/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105348 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=2017-11-01 |website=pib.nic.in}}

Garuda VI

|2019

|Mont-de-Marsan, France

|1 - 12 July

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|{{Cite web |date=2019-07-19 |title=Culmination of Exercise Garuda-VI |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1579692 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Press Information Bureau}}

Garuda VII

|2022

|Jodhpur AFS, India

|26 October to 12 November

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|{{Cite web |date=2022-10-28 |title=EXERCISE GARUDA - VII AT AIR FORCE STATION JODHPUR |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1871611 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Press Information Bureau}}

Gallery

File:Exercise Garuda IAF Su-30 MKI, French Rafale, IAF Tejas.jpg|IAF Su-30 MKI, French Rafale and IAF Tejas at Exercise Garuda

File:Exercise Garuda IAF Su-30 MKI, French Rafale, IAF Tejas fly in formation.jpg|An Indo-French formation (including IAF Su-30 MKI, French Rafale, IAF Tejas) led by Su-30MKI over Thar Desert during Garuda VII 2022.

File:Exercise Garuda IAF Su-30 MKI, French Rafale, IAF Tejas fly in formation Img2.jpg|An Indo-French formation (including IAF Su-30 MKI, French Rafale, IAF Tejas) led by Rafale over Thar Desert during Garuda VII 2022.

See also

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