On August 13, 2024, the "Pacific Skies 2024" exercise, which lasted several weeks, was completed. The last stage of "Pacific Skies 2024" was the sub-exercise "Tarang Shakti 2024" in Sulur, India. The series of exercises started with "Arctic Skies 2024" in Alaska (   • Luftwaffe trainiert in Alaska - Arcti...  ) and then moved westwards via Japan, Hawaii and Australia to India. The Bundeswehr participated with Tornados, Eurofighters, H145M LUH SOF and A400M helicopters, of which the Eurofighters and the A400M were there until the end. The aim of the exercise was to demonstrate presence in the Indo-Pacific and to gain experience in interoperability with friendly armed forces - in particular with the air forces of Spain and France, but also with the USA, Australia, Japan and India. In India, for the first time, Indian-built Su-30 fighter aircraft were refueled in the air by Western A330 MRTT MMU tanker aircraft.

The video begins with the A400M flight from Bangalore (India) to Sulur Air Force Base (India). In Sulur, group photos are taken and the ceremony to mark the end of the "Tarang Shakti" sub-exercise is prepared. On the sidelines of this, the Inspector of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, meets the German press (complete press meeting in German:    • GenLt Ingo Gerhartz zu Tarang Shakti ...  ). We also go to the hangar of the European exercise participants. We then accompany a Eurofighter pilot as he prepares his plane for the air show. Helicopter pilots and an Indian Tejas pilot show off their skills. Then the Eurofighter also takes off and demonstrates its flying skills. After the Eurofighter lands, there is a press conference, of which only a short excerpt could be filmed for organizational reasons. The video ends with the bus ride from Sulur air force base to the civil airport in Coimbatore.

Here is the report on the start of Pacific Skies 2024 at the Arctic Defender 2024 sub-exercise in Fairbanks, Alaska (USA):    • Luftwaffe trainiert in Alaska - Arcti...