Indian Air Force Commander in Israel for Meetings with IDF’s Top Brass
9 August, 2021 |
4 years ago
Jerusalem, 9 August, 2021 (TPS-IL) -- IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Aviv Kochavi hosted in Tel Aviv on Sunday the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, who is on his first visit to Israel.
Bhadauria has been in Israel since Tuesday to enhance military cooperation between the two countries
“As strategic partners, India and Israel enjoy strong, multi-dimensional ties, an important pillar of which is defence cooperation and military level exchanges,” the Indian Air Force in a statement.
“Both sides will discuss enhancement in the depth and scope of bilateral exchanges between the two Air Forces,” it added.
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) stated that “the close partnership between the Indian and Israeli Air Forces reached a new milestone” with Bhadauria’s visit.
The IAF and the Indian Air Force held a joint exercise in February.
Bhadauria visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem with IAF Commander Maj. Gen. Norkin.
The visit to Yad Vashem “acted as a central part of the message that the IDF and the State of Israel’s mission cannot be fully understood without acknowledging the nation’s history, roots, traumas, and its rise from the Holocaust to revival,” the IAF stated.
