Elite Israeli, Indian Combat Search-and-Rescue Units Conduct First-Ever Joint Drill
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by Algemeiner Staff
A still image from a video of the joint drill. Photo: Israeli Air Force via Facebook.
Elite Indian Air Force combat search-and-rescue soldiers took part on Monday in a first-ever joint drill with their Israeli peers.
The Indian troops — from the Garud Unit, the equivalent of Israel’s 669 Unit — are part of a delegation now in the Jewish state for the biennial “Blue Flag” exercise — in which the air forces of eight different countries are participating this year.
Israel and India are currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of official diplomatic relations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel in July.
Ties between the two countries — including in the military realm — have flourished in recent years.
Watch a video of Monday’s drill — which took place at the Palmachim Air Base in central Israel — below (courtesy of the Israeli Air Force):
