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The Indian government recently turned down an IAF request to participate in the war games with the US navy in the Bay of Bengal that concluded last week.
The seven-day Malabar 2012 exercise involved the American and Indian navies.
The Centre's move followed a quiet policy decision in the defence ministry to scale down — but not stop — the friendly military engagements with the US armed forces, which have gathered pace and increased in complexity over the past decade.
The defence ministry is wary of the 'hype' that the US builds around joint military exercises with India.
Among the most important of the war games that the Indian and US forces conduct is the Malabar series involving the two navies. An air force component is integral to the exercises because the US deploys a carrier battle group.
The Malabar exercise in 2007 in the Bay of Bengal involved the armed forces of five countries and was easily the largest international war games that India has hosted. The exercise involved three aircraft carriers and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
That drill irritated the Chinese so much that Beijing asked New Delhi if it was forging a military alliance against it.
For this year's Malabar exercise, based out of Chennai, the US deployed the Carrier Strike Group-1 with the Nimitz-class carrier USS Carl Vinson in the lead. The US also deployed a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine.
The IAF wanted to deploy it's Jaguar fighter-bombers that are assigned to the maritime strike role. The IAF's Maritime Air Operations are headquartered in it's southern command.
After the Indian Navy told the IAF that it was too late to change the concept of the games, the air force requested a separate exercise with the US navy which is the second-largest air force in the world. The USS Carl Vinson alone carries 85 aircraft in it's hangars and flight deck.
The Malabar 2012 exercise involved conducting drills in high sea where Indian Navy's new Italy-built feeder vessel, the INS Shakti would refuel USS Carl Vinson. India had also deployed the INS Satpura, the indigenously built stealth frigate which was commissioned earlier this year.
The exercise took place in approximately 450 nautical miles of sea and air space. The INS Satpura led one group and the USS Bunker Hill another
The seven-day Malabar 2012 exercise involved the American and Indian navies.
The Centre's move followed a quiet policy decision in the defence ministry to scale down — but not stop — the friendly military engagements with the US armed forces, which have gathered pace and increased in complexity over the past decade.
The defence ministry is wary of the 'hype' that the US builds around joint military exercises with India.
Among the most important of the war games that the Indian and US forces conduct is the Malabar series involving the two navies. An air force component is integral to the exercises because the US deploys a carrier battle group.
The Malabar exercise in 2007 in the Bay of Bengal involved the armed forces of five countries and was easily the largest international war games that India has hosted. The exercise involved three aircraft carriers and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
That drill irritated the Chinese so much that Beijing asked New Delhi if it was forging a military alliance against it.
For this year's Malabar exercise, based out of Chennai, the US deployed the Carrier Strike Group-1 with the Nimitz-class carrier USS Carl Vinson in the lead. The US also deployed a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine.
The IAF wanted to deploy it's Jaguar fighter-bombers that are assigned to the maritime strike role. The IAF's Maritime Air Operations are headquartered in it's southern command.
After the Indian Navy told the IAF that it was too late to change the concept of the games, the air force requested a separate exercise with the US navy which is the second-largest air force in the world. The USS Carl Vinson alone carries 85 aircraft in it's hangars and flight deck.
The Malabar 2012 exercise involved conducting drills in high sea where Indian Navy's new Italy-built feeder vessel, the INS Shakti would refuel USS Carl Vinson. India had also deployed the INS Satpura, the indigenously built stealth frigate which was commissioned earlier this year.
The exercise took place in approximately 450 nautical miles of sea and air space. The INS Satpura led one group and the USS Bunker Hill another
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