Indian Air Force, Royal Air Force of Oman Chiefs review exercise Eastern BRIDGE-IV

Jamnagar. Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Air Vice Marshal Matar Ali Matar Al-Qbaidani on January 18 reviewed the progress of fourth joint Indo-Oman Air Exercise Eastern Bridge IV at Air Force Station Jamnagar which commenced on January 16.

During review, the Air Chief and Commander of Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) interacted with the participating crew and held bilateral discussions.

The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has been participating with five F-16 Block 50 Air Defence Fighters belonging to No. 18 Squadron based at Thumrait. IAF was participating in the exercise with Su-30 MKI Air Dominance Fighters, MiG-29 Air Superiority Fighters, Jaguar Maritime Strike aircraft and MiG-27 aircraft.

This is the first time that RAFO F-16s are participating in an air exercise outside the Gulf Countries.