The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently participated in two major air exercises. Exercise ‘Garuda VII’ was with French Air and Space Force (FASF) at Jodhpur and the 17-nation Multilateral Exercise ‘Pitch Black’ was held at Darwin, Australia. Such international exercises give exposure to large force engagements with dissimilar aerial platforms. They also expose the IAF crew to different tactics and flight techniques under electronic and cyber warfare conditions. People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) regularly exercise together in the Shaheen (eagle) series of air exercises to improve interoperability. Meanwhile Indian Army and Indian Navy also...