IAF Jaguars to conduct military exercise with Oman

October 11th, 2009 Turkey freezes Israel out of air force drillJERUSALEM — The Israeli military says Ankara has canceled an annual air force drill in Turkey this week because of Israeli participation. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated sharply since Israel's winter war in Gaza.

October 1st, 2009 DILI - East Timor is scheduled to conduct its first joint exercise with the US military this month to bolster the skills of the country's armed forces, US officials said Thursday. Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the US Navy are due to be in East Timor from Oct 13 to 23 to hold joint military exercises with the Falintil-FDTL (Force de Defesa de Timor Leste), said Hans Klem, the US ambassador to East Timor.

September 30th, 2009 US military carries out joint exercises in AfricaJOHANNESBURG — The U.S. military has begun an exercise in the African nation of Gabon with personnel from 25 African countries to improve command and control between forces for possible peacekeeping or anti-terrorism missions, a spokesman said Wednesday.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A five-day joint exercise involving IAF and USAF transport aircraft, Cope India-09, will be held at Agra from October 19. The participating IAF aircraft include IL-76, AN-32 and Mi-17 helicopters, while USAF will participate with C-17 Globemaster, C-130J (Super Herclues) and C-130H transport aircraft.

September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Thursday said it will hold the third joint military exercise with China next year and clarified that no such drill was planned for this year. "It was mutually decided during the last exercise that the next joint military exercise would be held in 2010, external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.

September 18th, 2009 SINGAPORE - Singapore and Australia are conducting a joint naval exercise in the South China Sea Sep 18-25, officials said. Navies of the two countries will conduct a range of exercise such as surveillance, air defence and anti-submarine warfare, Singapore's defence ministry said.

August 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A five-day joint exercise involving the Indian Air Force and the United States Air Force, Cope India-09, will be held at Agra from October 19, 2009. The participating IAF aircraft include IL-76, AN-32 and Mi-17 helicopters, while USAF will participate with C-17 Globemaster, C-130J (Super Herclues) and C-130H transport aircraft.

August 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Air Force on Friday said that India and the US will hold a joint military exercise, involving transport aircraft and helicopters, in October. "We are going to hold 'Exercise Cope-India' in October this year with the US Air Force in Agra and Chandigarh involving transport aircraft and choppers from both sides," IAF officials said.

July 24th, 2009 Government to conduct terror prevention exerciseWASHINGTON — The government is conducting its first-ever nationwide exercise Monday aimed at preventing a terrorist attack. The five-day exercise, being coordinated by the Homeland Security Department, will involve simulated "real life" scenarios, with a focus on preventing a terrorist from entering the U.S.

March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - While 15 states will hold elections in a single phase, others will conduct the exercise over several days, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami announced here Monday.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI/KOLKATA - India and Bangladesh continued their first joint military exercise in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Thursday amid reports that the mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers, which saw the killing of at least 50 people, spread beyond Dhaka. 'The Indian Army, Air Force and Bangladesh Army have been participating in the exercise to test their battlefield tactics since Feb 22.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Air Force will Wednesday commence a mammoth week-long air exercise 'Dakshin Prahar' in the southern peninsula to validate the concept of 'flexi-use of air space' and to showcase its ability to sustain operations for a prolonged period of time. 'The IAF is all set to carry out the second edition of exercise Dakshin Prahar to validate the concept of flexi-use of airspace.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jet Airways has entered into agreements with Oman Air for leasing out, on a wet lease basis, of two A-330-200 aircraft for a period of six months each, with effect from May, the company announced Monday. 'These steps are being taken, under the ongoing route re-structuring and cost-saving programme undertaken by the company,' Jet said in a regulatory statement.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Friday said its joint venture in Oman has bagged orders worth $245 million (Rs.11.98 billion). The orders cover construction of a hotel and apartments for the second Asian Beach Games and a mosque and underground cabling in Oman, a statement by L&T (Oman) LLC said.

January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the easing global oil prices, Gulf countries like Oman look forward to investment from India and joint ventures with Indian firms. 'We welcome investment from Indian companies and also an arrangement where Indian companies can form join ventures with our companies,' Oman Oil and Gas Minister Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Rumhy told reporters on the sidelines of the Petrotech 2009 conference here Monday.