An Indian Air Force contingent comprising of 110 Air Warriors reached at Al Dahfra airbase of United Arab Emirates for participating in Exercise Desert Flag VIII. The IAF would be participating with five Light Combat Aircraft, LCA Tejas and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. This is the first occasion when the LCA Tejas will participate in an international flying exercise outside India.<br />'' <br />'' Exercise Desert Flag is a multilateral air exercise in which Air Forces from UAE, France, Kuwait, Australia, UK, Bahrain, Morocco, Spain, Republic of Korea, and USA would also be participating. The exercise is scheduled from 27th of February to 17th of March.<br />''          <br />''The aim of the exercise is to participate in diverse fighter engagements and learn from the best practices of various Air Forces.