Exercise Orion: IAF contingent including Rafale to depart today for France

An Indian Air Force contingent will depart today for France, to participate in Exercise Orion. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted at the Air Force base of the French Air and Space Force Mont-de-Marsan.

According to the Defence Ministry the exercise will be conducted from 17th of this month to fifth of next month. The IAF contingent will include four Rafale



aircraft, two C-17, two IL-78 aircraft and 165 air warriors. 

The Ministry said, this would be the first overseas exercise for the IAF's Rafale aircraft. In the Exercise Orion, Air Forces from Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain and the United States of America would also participate.