Exercise Garuda Explained

Status:	Active
Genre:	Military exercise
Frequency:	Variable
Country:	India, France
Founders:	-->
Prev:	2022 (26 October – 12 November)
Participants:	Indian Air Force & French Air and Space Force

Exercise Garuda is a bilateral air force exercise between the Indian Air Force and the French Air and Space Force. The first edition of the exercise was held in 2003 at Gwalior AFS. The debut exercise was witnessed by Chief of Staff of the FASF. As of 2024, seven editions of the exercise were held alternatively in India and France air space.^[1]

List of Garuda exercises!Edition!Year!Location!Dates!IAF units!FASF units!Notes!Reference

Garuda I	2003	Gwalior AFS, India					^[2]
Garuda II	2005	Istres Air Base, France
Garuda III	2007	Kalaikunda AFS, India	13 - 25 February	Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Dassault Mirage 2000 Mikoyan MiG-27	Mirage 2000-5 M-2000D E-3F		^[3]
Garuda IV	2010	Istres Air Base, France	14 - 25 June	6 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 3 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 1 Ilyushin Il-76	Mirage 2000 Aerial refueling aircraft	Singapore Air Force participated in the exercise with F-16 Fighting Falcon.	^[4]
Garuda V	2014	Jodhpur AFS, India	2 - 13 June	4 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI 4 Mikoyan MiG-27 4 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 1 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI 1 Beriev A-50	4 Dassault Rafale 1 Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker		^[5] ^[6]
Garuda VI	2019	Mont-de-Marsan, France	1 - 12 July	Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Dassault Rafale Ilyushin IL-78 C-17 Globemaster	Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Dassault Rafale Ilyushin IL-78 C-17 Globemaster		^[7]
Garuda VII	2022	Jodhpur AFS, India	26 October to 12 November	Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Dassault Rafale HAL Tejas SEPECAT Jaguar HAL Prachand Mil Mi-17 1 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI other unspecified AEW&C	4 Dassault Rafale 1 Airbus A330 MRTT		^[8]

See also

• List of exercises of the Indian Air Force
• Exercise Red Flag
• Red Flag – Alaska
• Cope India
• Indradhanush (Air Force Exercise)
• Exercise Tarang Shakti
• Exercise Pitch Black

References

1. Web site: Exercise Garuda V – Strengthening strategic partnership . 2024-08-03 . www.spsmai.com . en.
2. Web site: Garuda VII . 2024-08-02 . Drishti IAS . en.
3. Web site: 2007-02-13 . Indo-French joint air exercise Garuda-III begins . 2024-08-03 . Press Information Bureau.
4. Web site: 2010-07-14 . Exercise 'GARUDA' begins . 2024-08-03 . Press Information Bureau.
5. Web site: Indo-French Air Exercise "Garuda V" . 2017-11-01 . La France en Inde / France in India . en.
6. Web site: Air Exercise Between Indian Air Force and French Air Force (Exercise Garuda V) Commences at Jodhpur . dead . 2017-11-01 . pib.nic.in.
7. Web site: 2019-07-19 . Culmination of Exercise Garuda-VI . 2024-08-03 . Press Information Bureau.
8. Web site: 2022-10-28 . EXERCISE GARUDA - VII AT AIR FORCE STATION JODHPUR . 2024-08-03 . Press Information Bureau.