{"id":6320,"date":"2023-08-29T10:15:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T04:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/?p=6320"},"modified":"2025-01-04T14:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T08:54:45","slug":"exercise-bright-star-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2023\/08\/29\/exercise-bright-star-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"377: EXERCISE BRIGHT STAR 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6323 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"246\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\">Interacted with Journalists on military exercises in general and Ex Bright Star\u00a0 in particular, and provided the necessary inputs, views and clarifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Gist of inputs:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000080;\">India and Egypt Defence cooperation has been progressing well with mutual high-level visits, exercises, training etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\">The Indian Air Force has been participating in bilateral exercises with the Egyptian Air Force.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6324 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #993300;\">The exercises are carried out as part of defence diplomacy due to reasons like learning best practices from each other, maintaining good military relations, increasing interoperability, political signalling, and showcasing of indigenous defence equipment etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #993366;\">The Indian Air Force is moving from bilateral to multilateral exercises.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\">It has already participated in them but now it is hosting one in a few months.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\">In future the defence exercises will become multilateral, multiservice and multidomain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Military Exercises<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #993300;\">IAF conducts regular exercises with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #993300; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;\">friendly <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">foreign\u00a0 countries. These exercises involve lot of detailed planning and preparation. The preparations start almost six months prior or earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000080;\">These exercises are bilateral or multilateral, single service or multi service. The trend is changing from bilateral single service exercises earlier to multilateral multi service exercises now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\">IAF has carried out exercises with Air Forces of many countries including USA, Russia, UK, France, Australia, South Africa, UAE, Singapore, Oman and Thailand etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\">The level of exercise (i.e. number of aerial assets,\u00a0 duration of exercise\u00a0 and type of\u00a0 air combat missions) depends from country to country. These vary from short duration exercises with few assets on themes like HADR to full fledged combat exercises with large number and variety of platforms carrying out complex LFE (large scale engagement) missions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\">The frequency of carrying out exercises also varies from country to country. With some countries it is regular once every two or three years. With others it is less often, once in 3 to 5 years. Generally during transit for bigger exercises, some smaller exercises are carried out <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;\">during the stop overs <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">en route (Out bound or inbound leg).\u00a0 These are called hop exercises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\">There are many advantages of these exercises. These exercises are part of defence diplomacy and political signaling in the larger scheme of international relations and engagements. At operating level, the participants learn about the best practices from each other and It broadens their horizon and prepares them for their future assignments. Further it improves interoperability between the participating forces. The advantages accrued out of these exercises far outweigh the effort and money spent on them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: underline; color: #000000;\">Link to one of the article on Ex Bright Star 23<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.abplive.com\/india-at-2047\/india-egypt-ties-tri-services-exercise-bright-star-in-cairo-indian-air-force-brahmos-missile-systems-defence-ministry-india-at-2047-1626061\/amp\">https:\/\/news.abplive.com\/india-at-2047\/india-egypt-ties-tri-services-exercise-bright-star-in-cairo-indian-air-force-brahmos-missile-systems-defence-ministry-india-at-2047-1626061\/amp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Link to another article<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/indian-army-to-participate-in-largest-ever-joint-military-exercise-in-middle-east-says-mod\/articleshow\/103176080.cms\">https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/indian-army-to-participate-in-largest-ever-joint-military-exercise-in-middle-east-says-mod\/articleshow\/103176080.cms<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\"><u>Suggestions and value additions are most welcome<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">For regular updates, please register here<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MdJJ7CU1Ci\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/subscribe\/\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Subscribe&#8221; &#8212; Air Marshal&#039;s Perspective\" src=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/subscribe\/embed\/#?secret=B3cgcoClVQ#?secret=MdJJ7CU1Ci\" data-secret=\"MdJJ7CU1Ci\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><u>References and credits<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To all the online sites and channels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Pics courtesy internet<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><u>Disclaimer<\/u>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Information and data included in the blog are for educational &amp; non-commercial purposes only and have been carefully adapted, excerpted, or edited from sources deemed reliable and accurate. 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