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Article: IAF-USAF to begin bilateral exercise in Agra from Oct 15.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- October 13, 2009
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IAF-USAF to begin bilateral exercise in Agra from Oct 15
New Delhi, October 13, 2009 (PTI) - India and US will begin a 10-day joint air exercise at Agra air base in Uttar Pradesh on October 15 with focus on transport and humanitarian assistance operations.
Named Cope-India, the bilateral military exercise would witness over 150 US airmen, along with three C-130H Hercules, one C-17 Globemaster III, and one C-130J, a US Embassy press release here said.
IAF had recently bought C-130J aircraft for India's Special Forces operations and these are likely to be based at Hindan air base in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh near ...