Five Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) of the Indian Air Force will participate in a multilateral exercise in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first participation of the indigenously developed jets in a military wargame in a foreign country.
An IAF contingent comprising of 110 air warriors has arrived at Al Dahfra air base of United Arab Emirates for participating in the exercise Desert Flag, officials said.
The IAF would be participating with five Tejas and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
“This is the first occasion when the LCA Tejas shall participate in an international flying exercise outside India,” said an official.
