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World watches when India's best take flight

August 11, 2008
Altogether, 247 IAF warriors reached Nellis a couple of days ago after their training and practice at the Idaho air base.

India's frontline Sukhoi fighter pilots will test their capabilities against US and NATO air forces' F-16s and F-15s in a complex and advanced network centric operations -- the toughest test for flying machines and men -- during the two-week long exercise.

Beginning with inaugural briefings and mission planning by the participating air forces from US, France and South Korea, apart from India, 'Red Flag' will provide a realistic war situation where 'Blue Forces' represented by visiting air forces and enemy 'Red Forces' from US will battle it out mid-air, using both men and machine.

Image: One of IAF's SU-30 fighter jets prepares to participate in Red Flag 08.
Photograph: US Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E Reid Jr
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