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India draws mixed lessons from multinational military exercises
India is participating in an increasing number of military exercises with international partners, allowing exchanges of ideas and the opportunity to work with new equipment.
Training
Training begins in earnest for Indian C295 transport aircraft crews
Airbus has already begun training the first batch of flight crews for the Indian Air Force's C295 fleet and will also supply a CAE simulator under the contract.
Air Warfare
India seeks new source of engines for ageing Russian Mi-17 helicopters as supply chain problems hit
India is struggling to keep Russian-origin Mi-17 helicopters in the air, as spares prove difficult to source from the OEM.
Training
India trains fighter pilots in buddy-buddy refuelling as aerial tanker shortage hits home
Poor serviceability rates of India's Ilyushin Il-78 tanker aircraft mean fighter pilots are training using buddy-buddy refuelling between fast jets.
