India-America's Air Force Power

India and the United States on Monday began their biggest joint air force exercise at Agra.

Called Cope India 09, the exercise will fine tune and practice interoperability of transport aircraft of the two countries. (NDTV Images)

Cope India comes days after army units of India and the US launched Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Madhya Pradesh some days ago.

Yudh Abhyas, as the name suggests, is a honing ground for joint combat if the two countries ever need to fight side by side. (NDTV Images)

The two nations have made formidable headway in military cooperation in just five years since they began holding joint military exercises. (NDTV Images)

The fourth instalment of Cope India, an exercise that has become a routine affair this decade, continued to strengthen the bond between the US and Indian air forces, a US Embassy press note said. (NDTV Images)

"Cope India participants would exchange airlift, airland and airdrop delivery techniques; participate in aeromedical and disaster management exercises; conduct cooperative flight operations, to include aircraft generation and recovery, low-level navigation, tactical airdrop, and air-land missions; and conduct subject matter expert exchanges in the operations, maintenance, and rigging disciplines," a US Embassy press release said. (NDTV Images)

India and the United States on Monday began their biggest joint air force exercise at Agra.

Called Cope India 09, the exercise will fine tune and practice interoperability of transport aircraft of the two countries. (NDTV Images)

"Cope India is a bold testament to the strong and growing relationship our two great countries share on strategic issues such as humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and national security," US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer said. (NDTV Images)

Cope India comes days after army units of India and the US launched Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Madhya Pradesh some days ago.

Yudh Abhyas, as the name suggests, is a honing ground for joint combat if the two countries ever need to fight side by side. (NDTV Images)

The two nations have made formidable headway in military cooperation in just five years since they began holding joint military exercises. (NDTV Images)

The fourth instalment of Cope India, an exercise that has become a routine affair this decade, continued to strengthen the bond between the US and Indian air forces, a US Embassy press note said. (NDTV Images)