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Germany keen on joint air wargame with India
Berlin: Germany is exploring options of conducting joint air combat exercises with the IAF even as it looks at India as a market for the the EADS' Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, its Air Chief Aarne Kreuzinger-Janick said on Thursday.
"India does joint combat training with US, France, Russia and other countries. In future, we hope Germany and India can engage in such exercises," Kreuzinger-Janick said here on the sideslines of the Berlin Air Show.
India holds joint combat exercises with friendly countries from time to time and is a much sought after nation for the NATO countries for combined wargaming.
Indian and French air force have been involved in joint air training, named Garuda, for several years now and the fourth edition of these exercises will take place in France this month.
These are held once in two years and both the countries take turns in playing host to these exercises.
Kreuzinger-Janick agreed that Garuda could be a model for India and Germany to "look at" for its joint air exercises.
US and India hold joint exercises for the army and the navy as well.
"But we (India and Germany) need to find an environment where we can do that. We are also talking about joint exercises with the Indian navy and army," Kreuzinger-Janick said.
Germany has already discussed the issue with the Indian government but an understanding has not been reached yet.
"Not yet. But we are in talks with India on joint exercises. Perhaps, we can have a programme in future," he told Indian reporters in reply to a question.
He insisted that Indo-German air exercises could be held periodically not only in one of the two countries but also in Alaska, Sardinia or in some area along the Mediterranean Sea.
Germany is looking for partner countries to train together with the purpose of exchanging combat techniques, innovative use of technology and learning combat skills from friendly countries.
The German air force has of late put a lot of emphasis on training exercises.
The German air force is also trying to form a "solid base" of instructor pilots to train its personnel.
"I decided to concentrate on trainer pilots to get a good, solid base of instructor pilots," Kreuzinger-Janick said. He informed that visiting India soon is high on his agenda.
Kreuzinger-Janick expressed confidence that India would choose the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter planes when the tenders for 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) are finalised sometime next year.
German wing of the European consortium EADS is spearheading the Eurofighter Typhoon campaign for the USD 11 billion Indian tenders for buying 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), described globally as the 'mother of all deals'.
Berlin: Germany is exploring options of conducting joint air combat exercises with the IAF even as it looks at India as a market for the the EADS' Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, its Air Chief Aarne Kreuzinger-Janick said on Thursday.
"India does joint combat training with US, France, Russia and other countries. In future, we hope Germany and India can engage in such exercises," Kreuzinger-Janick said here on the sideslines of the Berlin Air Show.
India holds joint combat exercises with friendly countries from time to time and is a much sought after nation for the NATO countries for combined wargaming.
Indian and French air force have been involved in joint air training, named Garuda, for several years now and the fourth edition of these exercises will take place in France this month.
These are held once in two years and both the countries take turns in playing host to these exercises.
Kreuzinger-Janick agreed that Garuda could be a model for India and Germany to "look at" for its joint air exercises.
US and India hold joint exercises for the army and the navy as well.
"But we (India and Germany) need to find an environment where we can do that. We are also talking about joint exercises with the Indian navy and army," Kreuzinger-Janick said.
Germany has already discussed the issue with the Indian government but an understanding has not been reached yet.
"Not yet. But we are in talks with India on joint exercises. Perhaps, we can have a programme in future," he told Indian reporters in reply to a question.
He insisted that Indo-German air exercises could be held periodically not only in one of the two countries but also in Alaska, Sardinia or in some area along the Mediterranean Sea.
Germany is looking for partner countries to train together with the purpose of exchanging combat techniques, innovative use of technology and learning combat skills from friendly countries.
The German air force has of late put a lot of emphasis on training exercises.
The German air force is also trying to form a "solid base" of instructor pilots to train its personnel.
"I decided to concentrate on trainer pilots to get a good, solid base of instructor pilots," Kreuzinger-Janick said. He informed that visiting India soon is high on his agenda.
Kreuzinger-Janick expressed confidence that India would choose the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter planes when the tenders for 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) are finalised sometime next year.
German wing of the European consortium EADS is spearheading the Eurofighter Typhoon campaign for the USD 11 billion Indian tenders for buying 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), described globally as the 'mother of all deals'.
