Joint Air Force exercise between India-USA being held at two air force bases

Joint air force exercise between India and USA-ex cope India 2018 to commence on 03 Dec 2018. Ex cope India-18 is the fourth edition in the series of bilateral joint exercise held between IAF and US air force, which is conducted in India. This is the first time, the exercise is being planned at two air force bases, Kalaikunda and Panagarh from 03-14 Dec 18. The aim of exercise is to provide operational exposure and undertake mutual exchange of best practices towards enhancing operational capability.