Aerospace Diary

  Posted by- Neelam Mathews’ Jan 29, 2012 A high level delegation led by Admiral Hisayasu Suzuki, the Commandant, Japan Coast Guard (JCG), is visiting India from 26-30 Jan 2012, for the 11 th High Level Meeting and Combined Exercises, with the Indian Coast Guard. “The visit, was in pursuance of the Memorandum of Cooperation, signed between the two Coast Guards on 24 November 2006, which stipulates that the heads of the two organizations meet alternately in India and Japan, to discuss maritime issues of mutual concerns and formulate a cooperative approach to address these”, says a statement. The Memorandum of Cooperation between the two Coast Guards encompasses issues of maritime search and rescue, combating marine pollution, technical assistance for responding to natural disasters and exchange of information regarding crimes at sea, including smuggling and illicit trafficking. The first ICG-JCG combined exercises were carried out in November 2000 off Chennai, in which one JCG...

OPERATIONS Aerospace Daily & Defense Report Oct 13 , 2010 , p. 06  Neelam Mathews NEW DELHI — The Indo-U.K. air force exercise “Indradhanush” will take place at Air Force Station Kalaikunda in East India from Oct. 18 to Nov. 3. The exercise is an effort to share experience and skills and fine-tune procedures for multinational operations, which are likely to occur with greater frequency in the future. For the first time, the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) will bring Typhoons to a joint exercise with India. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be using Su-30 MKIs, Mirage 2000s, Mig-27s and Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) Aircraft. The RAF also plans to deploy its E-3D AWACS and VC-10 midair refuelers. “The exercise is an opportunity for both the air forces to get an insight into each other’s operational philosophies and work cultures,” says Air Marshal K.K. Nohwar, commanding air officer of Eastern Ai...