Exercise Garuda

[Thijs]

According this source http://www.dircam.air.defense.gouv.fr/d ... _frame.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; exercise Garuda will be held from 14-25 June. Exercise Garuda is the name for the Indian - France exercise, last French based edition, brought Indian Flankers to Istres. This time also? or am i wrong?

[sud-ouest spotters]

As far as I know, the foreign participants for 2010 will be from India and Singapore.

There was a small article about the exercise in a local newspaper:
http://www.laprovence.com/actu/un-meeti ... e-aerienne

SO

[Tintin]

Hi,

RSAF aircraft should be deployed to Orange, while IAF ones to Istres

[Shunn31]

Apparently, this time you will find IAF Mirage 2000, Ilyushin Il-78 and maybe KC-135

For RSAF you will find A-4SU and F-16

Regards

[r.e.hendriks]

For RSAF you will find A-4SU and F-16

Are the RSAF F-16s already confirmed participants?

Best regards, Rob.

[Shunn31]

Normally

I wait another confirmation by the Franch Air Force...

[Shunn31]

I confirm that F-16 will come to Orange with,, maybe, A-4 SkyHawk

[Rafex]

The IAF will participate with Su-30 and Il-76 (and likely Il-78).

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 712840.cms

[raameagle]

Any idea which Sqn the Singaporean F-16s will come from?

Regards

Mark

[Joris van Boven]

On https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ... 068_FR.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; it says ex. Garuda from 21-25 of June. Nothing on the week before, but perhaps this first week is for familiarization flights only??

[K-9]

Is this exercise a yearly one, so with a 2011 edition too ?

[Sleegertje]

Probably there will be but not in France, but in India or Singapore.
Just saw a message that the Germans are also thinking of an exercise with the Indians, just like Garuda!
Regards, Rene Sleegers

[Tintin]

Any idea which Sqn the Singaporean F-16s will come from?

Regards

Mark

Hi,

For info, Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16D block52 with serials 661,662 and 674 (145 Sqn) arrived at Orange last Thursday

[Tintin]

And RSAF KC-135 serial 753 at Istres since last Friday

[Trout89]

For the sake of completeness, the following aircraft arrived last thursday/friday for exercise Garuda:

Istres:
Indian AF Su-30MKI's
SB058, SB060, SB303, SB304, SB305, SB309
supported by
IL-78MKI's RK3450 and RK3451, and IL-76MD K2879/H

Orange:
Rep. of Singapore AF F-16D's
661, 662, 669, 674, 678, 679
supported by
C-130H 732 at Orange and
KC-135R's 750 and 753 who landed at Istres.

Any info on the first missions flown would be appreciated.

Regards, Arjen.