India, Japan Air Forces Hold First Joint Military Exercise

The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and Indian Air Force (IAF) are conducting their first joint air exercise, dubbed Shinyu Maitri-1 (“true” or “best friend”), focusing on joint mobility and humanitarian assistance & disaster relief (HADR) operations from December 3 to 7 in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, according to the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD).