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Indo-US joint combat exercise will strengthen ties: Law

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

New Delhi, Feb 20, IRNA -- US Pacific Air Force spokesman Major James 
W Law on Friday said Indo-US joint combat exercise would further 
strengthen Indo-American ties. 
Law told reporters in Gwalior in the central Indian state of 
Madhya Pradesh that the fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) 
have demonstrated high standards of flying abilities and competence 
during the joint exercise, which is being held in Gwalior from Feb 16 
to 25, reported Press Trust of India. 
Law said, Americans were impressed not only by the competence and 
skills of the Indian pilots but also by the good standards of 
communications and radar systems here as well as the maintenance 
arrangements. 
For the US Air Force personnel, the exercise provided an 
opportunity to fly Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft and it is a "new 
experience for us," he said. 
During the joint exercise, considered to be the first of its kind 
in joint venture with the US in combat aircraft, American Air Force 
personnel are providing operational training and sharing information 
with their Indian counterparts. 
The US side have brought F-15 aircraft, capable of penetrating 
enemy defense, for the exercise to the Air Force base in Gwalior, 
while the US crew are getting experience with diverse aircraft, 
including MiGs, Mirages and Jaguars, besides Sukhoi-30. 
Major Law said, while the fundamentals of flying remained by and 
large the same, technological levels of different aircraft being used 
made a difference. 
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