The Indian Air Force and the United States Air Force matched skill, expertise and technology in the air and on the ground during two-week joint exercises called 'Cope India 05' at the Kalaikunda Air Base, some 130 kms from Kolkata. The exercises concluded on November 17.
Image: Indian SU-30 fighter aircraft fly over Kalaikunda Air Base
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Photographs: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images
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