IAF conducts joint exercise with U.K.’s carrier strike group in Indian Ocean

The Indian Air Force (IAF) carried retired a high-intensity associated workout with the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) implicit the Indian Ocean Region connected Tuesday (October 14, 2025).

The drill featured IAF Sukhoi-30 MKIs, Jaguars, AWACS, and AEW&C craft operating alongside Royal Navy F-35B combatant jets from HMS Prince of Wales.

The workout aimed to heighten interoperability, communal trust, and operational coordination betwixt the 2 forces, reaffirming their shared committedness to determination information and stability.

Indian Air Force posted connected X: On 14 Oct 25, IAF Sukhoi-30 MKIs, Jaguars, AWACS & AEW&C craft joined Royal Navy F-35Bs from HMS Prince of Wales for a associated workout implicit the Indian Ocean Region. The grooming strengthened interoperability, communal trust, and corporate committedness to determination stability.

This aerial workout followed the palmy completion of the Sea Phase of the bilateral maritime workout KONKAN 25 betwixt the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy connected October 8. During KONKAN 25, some navies executed a wide scope of analyzable maritime operations, including tactical aerial warfare, aerial defence, aboveground and anti-submarine warfare, and underway replenishment.