List of exercises of the Indian Air Force

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The following is a '''list of exercises of the Indian Air Force'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Participating Country
!Units
!Date
!Location
!References
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2004'''
|-
|[[Cope India]]
|United States
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* [[Dassault Mirage 2000]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]]
|16 - 27 February
|[[Gwalior Airport|Gwalior AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=144|title=Exercise Cope India 04|website=indianairforce.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619073549/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=144|archive-date=2009-06-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theaviationist.com/2014/05/02/cope-india-2004-results/|title=Cope India: when India’s Russian jets achieved a surprising 9:1 kill ratio against U.S. F-15s|date=2014-05-02|work=The Aviationist|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Sindex I
|Singapore
|
|
|[[Gwalior Airport|Gwalior AFS]], India
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2005'''
|-
|Garuda II
|France
|
|
|[[Istres Air Base]], France
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2006'''
|-
|Sindex II
|Singapore
|
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
|3 - 20 January
|[[Kalaikunda Air Force Station|Kalaikunda AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=14593|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|Gagan Shakti
| -
|
|4 - 27 September
|
* [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]]
* [[South Western Air Command]]
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=23623|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|[[Indradhanush (Air Force Exercise)|Indradhanush]] I
|United Kingdom
|
|2 - 13 October
|[[Gwalior Airport|Gwalior AFS]], India
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|Sindex III
|Singapore
|
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
|8 November
|[[Kalaikunda Air Force Station|Kalaikunda AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=21808|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|Sindex IV
|Singapore
|
|8 - 22 December
|[[Paya Lebar Air Base]], Singapore
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2007'''
|-
|Garuda III
|France
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* [[Dassault Mirage 2000]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
|13 - 25 February
|[[Kalaikunda Air Force Station|Kalaikunda AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=24750|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|[[Indradhanush (Air Force Exercise)|Indradhanush]] II
|United Kingdom
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* 1 [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
|
|[[RAF Waddington]], United Kingdom
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive.cfm?storyid=BE8B53D9-1143-EC82-2E1D1D967FFBDE9F|title=RAF - News by Date|last=here|first=RAF Details|website=www.raf.mod.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|-
|Sindex V
|Singapore
|
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]], [[No. 18 Squadron IAF|No. 18 Squadron]]
|26 November - 13 December
|[[Kalaikunda Air Force Station|Kalaikunda AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2007/nov/26nov07_nr.html|title=Singapore and India in Bilateral Air Exercise - SINDEX 07|website=www.mindef.gov.sg|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=290|title=EXERCISE SINDEX 2007|website=indianairforce.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2008'''
|-
|[[Exercise Red Flag|Red Flag]]
|
* United States
* France
* South Korea
|
* 8 [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* 2 [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
* 2 [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
* 247 [[Garud Commando Force|Garud Commandos]]
|9 - 23 August
|[[Nellis Air Force Base|Nellis AFB]], United States
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=41679|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=41199|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=40103|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=258|title=Exercises - Red Flag Aug 08|website=indianairforce.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|Exercise Desert Eagle I
|UAE
|
|September
|[[Al Dhafra Air Base|Al-Dhafra airbase]], UAE
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-holds-air-combat-exercise-with-UAE/articleshow/52468271.cms|title=India holds air combat exercise with UAE - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2009'''
|-
|[[Cope India]]
|United States
|
* [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
* [[Antonov An-32]]
* [[Mil Mi-17]]
* [[Garud Commando Force|Garud Commandos]]
|19 - 23 October
|[[Agra AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sps-aviation.com/story/?id=361|title=Indo-US Exercise - Cope India 2009 - SP's Aviation|website=www.sps-aviation.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=262|title=EXERCISE COPE INDIA 09|website=indianairforce.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|Eastern Bridge I
|Oman
|
* 6 [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
* 1 [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
* 1 [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
|31 October
|[[Jamnagar Airport|Jamnagar AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/India-Oman-conduct-first-joint-air-exercise/article16889518.ece|title=India, Oman conduct first joint air exercise|last=Dikshit|first=Sandeep|date=2009-10-31|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2010'''
|-
|Garuda IV
|
* France
* Singapore
|
* 6 [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* 3 [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
* 1 [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
|14 - 25 June
|[[Istres Air Base]], France
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=68741|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=62529|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=62755|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=62357|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|[[Indradhanush (Air Force Exercise)|Indradhanush]] III
|United Kingdom
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* [[Dassault Mirage 2000]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
* [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
* [[Beriev A-50]]
|18 October - 3 November
|[[Kalaikunda Air Force Station|Kalaikunda AFS]], West Bengal
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2011'''
|-
|Eastern Bridge II
|Oman
|
|22 October
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/second-indiaoman-joint-air-exercises-end/article2562726.ece|title=Second India-Oman joint air exercises end|date=2011-10-22|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-01|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2013'''
|-
|[[Iron Fist (exercise)|Iron Fist]]
| -
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-29]]
* [[HAL Tejas]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
* [[Dassault Mirage 2000]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]]
* [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules]]
* [[Antonov An-32]]
* [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
* [[Beriev A-50]]
* [[Mil Mi-8]]
* [[Mil Mi-17]]
* [[Mi-35|Mil Mi-35]]
|February 2013
|[[Pokhran]], India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/iron-fist-2013-indian-air-force-fire-power-capabilities-pokhran-range-rajasthan/1/8794.html#photo2|title=Iron Fist 2013: IAF displays precision fire power capabilities in Pokhran range - {{!}} Photo1 {{!}} India Today {{!}}|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-pics-iaf-s-firepower-at-iron-fist-along-pak-border/20130222.htm#3|title=PICS: IAFs supremacy at IRON FIST along Pak border - Rediff.com News|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-air-force-displays-prowess-at-pokhran-air-show-514297|title=Indian Air Force displays prowess at Pokhran air show|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2014'''
|-
|Garuda V
|France
|
* 4 [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* 4 [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
* 4 [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]]
* 1 [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
* 1 [[Beriev A-50]]
|2 - 13 June
|[[Jodhpur Airport|Jodhpur AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=105633|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.ambafrance.org/Indo-French-Air-Exercise-Garuda-V|title=Indo-French Air Exercise "Garuda V"|website=La France en Inde / France in India|language=en|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105348|title=Air Exercise Between Indian Air Force and French Air Force (Exercise Garuda V) Commences at Jodhpur|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2015'''
|-
|[[Indradhanush (Air Force Exercise)|Indradhanush]] IV
|[[United Kingdom]]
|
* 4 [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]], [[No. 2 Squadron IAF|No. 2 Squadron]]
* 1 [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
* 1 [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III]]
|30 July
|[[RAF Coningsby]] and [[RAF Brize Norton]], United Kingdom
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aviationweek.com/blog/exercise-indradhanush-flankers-and-typhoons-battle-british-skies|title=Exercise Indradhanush: Flankers And Typhoons Battle In British Skies|website=aviationweek.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2016'''
|-
|[[Iron Fist (exercise)|Iron Fist]]
| -
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* [[HAL Tejas]]
* [[Surya Kiran|Suryakiran Aerobatic Team]]
* [[Garud Commando Force]]
|18 March
|[[Pokhran]], India
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-air-force-to-showcase-combat-capability-at-iron-fist-2016/articleshow/51347596.cms|title=Indian Air Force to showcase combat capability at Iron Fist-2016|date=2016-03-10|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iron-fist-2016-iaf-showcases-combat-capabilities-in-pokhran-2191061|title=Iron Fist 2016: IAF showcases combat capabilities in Pokhran {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2016-03-18|work=dna|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Exercise Red Flag|Red Flag]]
|[[United States]]
|
* 4 [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* 4 [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
* 2 [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
* 1 [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III]]
|28 April - May 13
|[[Eielson Air Force Base|Eielson AFB]], United States
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-and-us-fly-red-flag-high/article8601788.ece|title=India and U.S. fly ‘Red Flag’ high|date=2016-05-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-01|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=142479|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=145357|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|-
|Desert Eagle II
|UAE
|
* 4 [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
|May 24 - June 3
|[[Al Dhafra Air Base|Al-Dhafra airbase]], UAE
|<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145749|title=IAF Participation in Ex Desert Eagle – II at UAE|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145958|title=Exercise Desert Eagle-II Concludes Today|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2017'''
|-
|Eastern Bridge IV
|Oman
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-29|Mikoyan Mig-29]]
* [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
|16 - 20 January
|[[Jamnagar Airport|Jamnagar AFS]], India
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/iaf-and-royal-air-force-of-oman-to-hold-joint-exercise/articleshow/56606005.cms|title=Indian Air Force and Royal Air Force of Oman to hold joint exercise - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157489|title=Indian AIR Force and Royal AIR Force of OMAN Chiefs review exercise eastern BRIDGE-IV at Jamnagar|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/oman-continues-to-build-bridges-with-india.html|title=Arabian Aerospace - Oman continues to build bridges with India|website=www.arabianaerospace.aero|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|Siam Bharat II
|Thailand
|
|22 - 26 May
|[[Chiang Mai]], Thailand
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=162163|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/iaf-participates-in-joint-exercise-with-thai-air-force-117052601523_1.html|title=IAF participates in joint exercise with Thai air force|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2017-05-26|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iaf-participates-in-joint-exercise-with-thai-air-force-2452099|title=IAF participates in joint exercise with Thai air force {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2017-05-26|work=dna|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|
|Sri Lanka
|
* Air warrior drill team
|9 - 14 July
|Colombo, Sri Lanka
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=167440|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/iaf-conducts-fiveday-exercise-with-lankan-air-force/1099392|title=IAF conducts five-day exercise with Lankan air force|website=www.outlookindia.com|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tamilguardian.com/content/indian-air-force-conducts-exercises-sri-lankan-troops-amparai|title=Indian Air Force conducts exercises with Sri Lankan troops in Amparai {{!}} Tamil Guardian|website=www.tamilguardian.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|Pralay Shayam
| -
|
* [[Mil Mi-17]]
* [[HAL Dhruv]]
* [[HAL Chetak]]
|23 September
|Hyderabad, India
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=171060|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|-
|[[INDRA (Naval Exercise)|Indra]]
|Russia
|
* 2 [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
|19 - 29 October
|Sergeyvsky Training Ranges, Russia
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=171808|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=171756|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|-
|[[Blue Flag (Israeli Air Force exercise)|Blue Flag]]
|
* [[Israel]]
* United States
* Greece
* Poland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
|
* 1 [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules]]
* 45 [[Garud Commando Force|Garud Commandos]]
|2 - 6 November
|Uvda Air Force Base, Israel
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=173108|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/India-Air-Force-heads-to-Israel-to-begin-military-air-exercises-512027|title=India Air Force heads to Israel to begin military air exercises|work=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iaf-to-participate-in-multilateral-air-exercise-in-israel/articleshow/61374325.cms|title=IAF to participate in multilateral air exercise in Israel|date=2017-10-31|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2017/03/21/israeli-air-force-to-host-7-nations-in-its-largest-ever-air-drill/|title=Israeli Air Force to host 7 nations in its largest-ever air drill|last=Opall-Rome|first=Barbara|date=2017-08-08|work=Defense News|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Danx
| -
|
* [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
* [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules]]
|20 - 24 November
|Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/china-indian-military-andaman-indian-navy/1/1096693.html|title=As China becomes more aggressive, in a first Indian Military conducts exercise to Liberate Andaman|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''2018'''
|-
|Gaganshakti
| -
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-29|Mikoyan Mig-29]]
* [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
* [[HAL Tejas]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]
* [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules]]
* [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
|8 - 22 April
|India
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/iaf-kicks-off-its-biggest-combat-drill-gagan-shakti-in-jaisalmer/articleshow/63721431.cms|title=IAF kicks off its biggest combat drill Gagan Shakti in Jaisalmer - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ddinews.gov.in/national/indian-air-force-holds-war-exercise-gagan-shakti|title=Indian Air Force holds war exercise Gagan Shakti {{!}} DD News|website=www.ddinews.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-air-force-shows-its-might-at-gagan-shakti/shoot-for-the-sky/slideshow/63770964.cms|title=Indian Air Force shows its might at war exercise 'Gagan Shakti' - Show of strength|website=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gagan-shakti-2018-indian-air-force-sukhoi-fighter-jet-refuelled-mid-air-in-big-wargames-exercise-1837580|title=Air Force Sukhoi Fighter Jet Refuel Mid-Air In Big Wargames Exercise|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref>
|-
|Pitch Black
|
* Australia
* United States
* Netherlands
* France
* Germany
* Canada
* Indonesia
* New Zealand
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Malaysia
| rowspan="2" |
* 4 [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* 1 [[Ilyushin Il-78 MKI|Ilyushin IL-78 MKI]]
* 1 [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III]]
* 1 [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules]]
* 145 [[Garud Commando Force|Garud Commandos]]
|27 July - 18 August
|Darwin Air Force Base, Australia
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=180973|title=Indian Air Force Participates for the First Time in Exercise Pitch Black – 18 with Royal Australian Air Force|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/indias-air-force-to-participate-in-australias-pitch-black-air-combat-exercise/|title=India’s Air Force to Participate in Australia’s ‘Pitch Black’ Air Combat Exercise|last=Diplomat|first=Franz-Stefan Gady, The|work=The Diplomat|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=181966|title=Conclusion: Exercise Pitch Black 2018, RAAF Base Darwin, Australia (24 Jul 18 – 18 Aug 18)|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
|-
|Bi-lateral exercise
|Indonesia
|20 - 22 August
|Subang Air Base, Malaysia
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=182029|title=IAF Contingent Returns to India on Completion of Ex Pitch Black 2018|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |Aviaindra
| rowspan="2" |Russia
|
* [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
* [[Mikoyan MiG-29|Mikoyan Mig-29]]
* [[Mil Mi-8]]
|17 - 28 September
|Lipetsk, Russia
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=183578|title=Exercise Aviaindra-18 Commences at Lipetsk (Russia)|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=183879|title=Exercise Aviaindra-18|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
|-
|
|10 - 22 December
|Jodhpur, India
|-
|[[Cope India]]
|United States
|
|3 - 14 December
|Kalaikunda and Panagarh Air Force Stations, India
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/default-subsec/defence/air-forces-of-the-us-and-india-to-hold-joint-exercise-cope-india-2019/articleshow/66868769.cms|title=Air forces of the US and India to hold joint exercise 'Cope India 2019'|date=2018-11-29|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-11-30}}</ref>
|-
|[https://pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=186087 Shinyuu Maitri - Bi-Lateral Exercise]
|Japan
|
* C-17
* An-32
|03-7 December
|AFS Agra
|
|-
|colspan="6" |'''2019'''
|-
|[[Garud VI]]
|France
|
*[[Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
*[[Dassault Rafale]]
*[[Ilyushin IL-78]]
*[[C-17 Globemaster]]
|1 - 12 July
|[[Mont-de-Marsan]],France
|
|}

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List of exercises of the Indian Air Force