Red Flag 24 Exercise

01.06.2024

Red Flag 24 Exercise

Why in the news?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

          An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent recently arrived at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska to participate in the prestigious multinational exercise, Red Flag 24.

Key Points

• The Red Flag (Alaska) exercise is conducted by the US Pacific Air Force, which is held in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range.
• Since 1975, the US has been conducting this exercise with its friendly countries.
• This year, air forces of a total of four countries, including the US and India, are participating in this exercise.
• The Indian Air Force took part in this exercise for the first time in the year 2008.

About Red Flag 24:

• It is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise aimed at integrating aircrew in a multinational environment.
• It is designed to replicate a realistic and challenging environment, bringing together aircrew and equipment from different nations and services.
• Approximately 3100 service members are expected to fly, maintain, and support more than 100 aircraft during the exercise.
• The IAF deployed Rafale fighter jets for the Red Flag 24 exercise.
• The exercise will be conducted from two air bases in Alaska, Eielson and Joint Base Ilmendorf-Richardson.
• The exercise will provide “real-time training to joint combined forces in a simulated combat environment to improve interoperability while exchanging tactics, techniques and strategies.”
• The exercises can be adapted to integrate various forces into a realistic threat environment using the more than 77,000 square miles of airspace in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which is the largest combat training range in the world.

○Since its inception in 1975, Red Flag exercises are designed to create a comprehensive learning environment by simulating realistic combat scenarios.

○There are two distinct Red Flag exercise locations: Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

○The Nevada exercise is organized by the United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC), while the Alaska exercise is managed by the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), the air component command of the United States’ Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).

                                                            Source: Times of India

Ques :- Consider the following statements with reference to the Red Flag 24 Exercise, recently seen in the news:

Statement-I

It is an advanced aerial combat training exercise between members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Statement-II

 It is designed to replicate a realistic and challenging environment, bringing together aircrew and equipment from different nations and services.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.

B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.

C.Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.

D.Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.

Answer D