Veer Guardian 2023: Key points
- Veer Guardian 2023 will be a 15-day bilateral exercise
- Veer Guardian 2023 is taking place at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan.
- This exercise took place for the first time with the participation of the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
- A woman fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force has become part of an Indian team participating in air war games in a foreign location for the first time.
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— Rashtriya Astra Forum 🇮🇳 (@RAFIndia_)
January 13, 2023
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To strengthen air defense cooperation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) are carrying out their first joint air exercise in Japan, called Veer Guardian 2023 .
After the 2+2 dialogue, this joint exercise was scheduled. It was attended by the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the two countries, where the two nations noted “a significant expansion of Japan-India security and defense cooperation”.
Both countries agreed to continue conducting bilateral and multilateral exercises in a multi-layered manner. This exercise also has as its objective the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, free from any form of conflict repeatedly popularized by India and Japan.
India and Japan will hold the joint air exercise ‘Veer Guardian-2023’ at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan from January 12 to 26. The participating Indian force will include four aircraft Su-30MKI, 2 C-17 aircraft and 1 IL-78 aircraft, while the JASDF will participate with 4 F-2 aircraft and 4 F-15 aircraft. pic.twitter.com/EY8GMwhKjf
– Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant)
January 7, 2023
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Has it happened before?
No, this has never happened before, in fact, this is the first exercise between the two countries.
Starting from January 12, the exercise will end with impressive results on January 26, India’s Republic Day.
The air warriors began their journey to Japan on January 8. While heading towards Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, they also visited an air base of the Philippine Air Force.
Sibi George, Indian Ambassador appointed to Japan was warmly welcomed by the IAF team along with Major General Ishimura Takahisa upon their arrival at Hyakuri Air Base in Ibaraki province.
The exercise will be led by a female warrior
- Avni Chaturvedi, commander of Sukhoi-30MKI Squadron will command the Indian Side.
- A female fighter pilot commanded an Indian fighter squadron for the first time in a bilateral exercise with a foreign partner.
- The Indian team will be further honored by 4 Su-30 MKI aircraft, 2 C-17 aircraft and 1 IL-78 aircraft.
- Four F-2s, a Japanese version of the US-made F-16 fighter jet, and four F-15s will represent the Japanese side.
Veer Guardian 2023: Exercises
India Japan Air Exercise: Ex Veer Guardian https://t.co/8484j72tfh pic.twitter.com/FdGdNqV4jM
– Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant)
January 7, 2023
- To allow air warriors to exchange their best practices. Both countries are expected to participate in various air combat exercises, including multi-domain air combat missions in a complex environment.
- Additionally, experts will participate in discussions to share their expertise on various operational aspects of both sides.
Veer Guardian 2023: Benefits
- According to the Ministry of Defence, Veer Guardian will prove to be another step towards deeper strategic connections and closer defense cooperation between India and Japan.
- They added that it would reflect enhanced security cooperation between the two countries.
- This joint exercise is said to strengthen the long-term friendship between the two countries’ Air Forces.
India-Japan defense relations
ambassador @ambsibigeorge welcomed the IAF contingent with Major General Ishimura Takahisa at Hyakuri Air Base in Ibaraki Prefecture. The first edition of the joint fighter exercise Veer Guardian 2023 will be held with the JASDF from January 12 to 26, 2023.1/2 pic.twitter.com/AaVG48TFqh
– India in Japanインド大使館 (@IndianEmbTokyo)
January 10, 2023
“Both groups not only shared their expertise on contemporary topics of counter-terrorism operations but also took this opportunity to share their experiences on exploiting disruptive technologies. destruction such as Drones and anti-drone weapons.” according to a statement from the Indian Ministry of Defense.
- The number of annual exercises involving military forces as well as their security and political discussions has increased.
- This aerial exercise will be carried out in conjunction with other bilateral exercises.
- Exercise Dharma Guardian-2022 was conducted between the two armies at the Overseas Training Node in Belgaum, India.
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