The exercise underscores the strong and longstanding defence relationship between the two sides

The Indian Air Force (lAF) and the Royal Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will take part in advanced air combat simulations during the 11th edition of the annual Joint Military Training (JMT) which began at Air Force Station, Kalaikunda, in West Bengal on Thursday.

The RSAF is participating in JMT-2022 with F-16 aircraft, while the IAF would field the Su-30 MKI, Jaguar, MiG-29 and LCA Tejas aircraft.

This edition of JMT would be conducted over a period of six weeks, India's Ministry of Defence said on Friday.

The two Air Forces have resumed this training after a gap of two years. The training could not be carried out in the intervening two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the bilateral phase of the exercise will be conducted from November 9 to 18 and will see the two Air Forces engage in advanced air combat simulations.

The exercise underscores the strong and longstanding relationship between India and Singapore in the domain of defence cooperation.

According to the Ministry of Defence, it seeks to provide the participating contingents with an opportunity to share valuable operational knowledge, experiences and best practices, while strengthening the professional bonds between the two Air Forces.