B-1B bomber to take part in exercise with US air force
The first-of-its-kind exercise will focus on the 'integration' of the IAF’s operational assets with the US bomber
Amid strained India-US ties over trade and tariffs, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the US air force will hold a joint exercise in which the strategic bomber ‘B-1B Lancer’ will take part.
Sources confirmed the participation of the US plane, which is a specialised platform used by the US to carry out long-range missions, in the exercise in South India.
The first-of-its-kind exercise will focus on the "integration" of the IAF’s operational assets with the US bomber.
The bomber was at the Aero India, Bengaluru, in February and had also come in 2023.
India is designated by the US as its major defence partner.
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