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Japan and India conduct advanced bilateral air exercises, signaling closer military alignment

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Japan brought its F-2 fighter aircraft to an annual training exercise with India, highlighting the expansion of bilateral air cooperation and the two countries’ growing military alignment. The exercise underscores deeper operational engagement between the Asian defense partners.

Discovered 2026-09-23T08:35:42.766779-07:00 | 2026-09-23T08:35:42.766779-07:00

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  • The annual exercise demonstrates deeper military cooperation between Japan and India, two significant Asia-Pacific defense powers.
  • Japan’s deployment of the F-2 highlights the air capability dimension of the partnership and provides a visible measure of bilateral operational engagement.
  • No directly relevant previous clusters were provided for additional context.

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