An Indian Air Force contingent comprising of 110 Air Warriors arrived at Al Dahfra airbase of United Arab Emirates and participated in Exercise Desert Flag VIII. The IAF participated with five LCA Tejas and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and this was the first occasion when the LCA Tejas has participated in an international flying exercise outside India. Exercise Desert Flag is a multilateral air exercise in which Air Forces from UAE, France, Kuwait, Australia, UK, Bahrain, Morocco, Spain, Republic of Korea and USA also participated. The exercise was conducted from 27 February 2023 to 17 March 2023. The aim of the exercise was to participate in diverse fighter engagements and learn from the best practices of various Air Forces.
