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Six F-35 Lightning II fighter jets of the United States have arrived in India. More than 200 US airmen have come with them. The fighter jets reached the country on Saturday to take part for the first time in India’s multilateral air exercise ‘Tarang Shakti’.
This information was learnt from a report by Indian media outlet NDTV on Sunday. Sergio Gor, the US ambassador to India, confirmed the matter in a post on X.
Sergio Gor said US air power has arrived in Jodhpur, India. These state-of-the-art fifth-generation US fighter jets are taking part in the ‘Tarang Shakti’ exercise for the first time.
The US ambassador said he is thrilled to see the US F-35 fighter jets taking part in the exercise with the Indian Air Force and the air forces of other partner countries. He has also released several pictures of the fighter jets.
The Indian Air Force said the second edition of the ‘Tarang Shakti’ exercise is being held at the Jodhpur air base from 26 September to 12 October. Besides the United States, France, Germany, Australia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates are taking part in it. In the exercise, India will showcase various types of fighter jets and aircraft, including the Rafale, Mirage-2000, Jaguar, Tejas, MiG-29 and Sukhoi-30 MKI.
According to the force, one of the aims of the exercise is to create an opportunity to enhance mutual coordination and interoperability among the participating countries alongside showcasing India’s defence capability.
