Relevance: Prelims: Defence and security
Why in news?
- The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) jointly commenced the fifth edition of Exercise Indradhanush at Air Force Station Hindan on 24 Feb 2020.
About:
- Exercise Indradhanush is a joint air force exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) of United Kingdom and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
- The exercise is tasked to enhance mutual operational understanding between the two air forces via close interaction.
- The exercise started in 2006.
- The focus of this edition of the exercise is ‘Base Defence and Force Protection’. This theme is of significance considering the recent threats to military establishments from terror elements.
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