Royal Australian Air Force’s P8A Aircraft Reaches Goa

Royal Australian Air Force’s P8A aircraft reaches Goa and will take part in a naval exercise.

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P8A aircraft reached Goa on 6 June to conduct coordinated operations with the Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft from 7-9 June.

The P8I Squadron at INS Hansa, Goa will host INAS 316 RAAF P8A aircraft.

Indian Navy did an exercise in Darwin in April.

RAAF P8A and IN P8I aircraft will conduct coordinated anti-submarine warfare and surface surveillance operations from June 7 to 9.

The Indian Navy deployed a P-8I aircraft to Darwin, Australia, in April for a similar coordinated operation in northern Australian waters.

India and America are members of the Quad.

India and Australia are members of the Quadrilateral security dialogue, known as the Quad.

The Quad is a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, aimed at an open Indo-Pacific region.

A militarized version of the P-8A Boeing 737-800ERX.

The P-8A is a militarized version of the Boeing 737-800ERX. The Indian Navy’s P-8I is a slightly modified version of the American Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft.

Indian and Australian P8 aircraft are regularly conducting coordinated operations as part of various bilateral and multilateral naval warfare exercises such as MALABAR and AUSINDEX.

Indo China Tension: US commander said – Defense infrastructure established by China near LAC is dangerous.

The behavior of the Chinese Community Party (CCP) in the Indo-Pacific region is not appropriate.

US Army Pacific Commanding General Charles A Flynn said on Wednesday that the defense infrastructure being built by China near the border with India is also dangerous.

This statement of the US General has come at a time when the standoff between India and China continues and the armies of both the countries are stationed in Eastern Ladakh since May 5, 2020.

Last month, it was revealed that China is building a second bridge in its occupied area around the strategically important Pangong Tso lake in eastern Ladakh.

This bridge can help the Chinese army quickly mobilize its troops in this area. China has also been setting up other infrastructure like roads and housing along with the border areas with India.

China also has maritime boundary disputes with various countries in the Indo-Pacific region such as Vietnam and Japan.