
A US Air force paratrooper packs his parachute after his landing during 'Cope-India-09', a joint exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the US Air Force in Agra. REUTERS
A six-day joint exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the US Air Force began in Agra on Monday. The event at the Taj Mahal town's IAF base, which testifies to the growing ties between the two militaries, involves five US air force transport planes and seven Indian planes with practice of various techniques including airdrops and joint land to air missions.

A US Air force paratrooper packs his parachute after his landing during 'Cope-India-09', a joint exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the US Air Force in Agra. REUTERS

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