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Two Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airlifters and an Il-78 tanker accompanied the jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The C-17s transported personnel and equipment for the exercise, while the Il-78 provided refuelling support to the Su-30MKIs. The jets made transit stops in Thailand and the Philippines on their way to Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a news release issued by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2022\/06\/10\/japan-to-continue-increasing-defense-spending-over-next-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Japanese force<\/a>, the Su-30MKIs are from the Indian Air Force\u2019s No. 220 Squadron based at Halwara in the northern state of Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Japanese participants at Veer Guardian will include the Mitsubishi F-2s of the 7th Air Wing and the F-15J Eagle interceptors of the Air Tactics Development Wing. The latter is the Japan Air Self-Defense Force\u2019s aggressor unit, which plays the role of the enemy during training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veer Guardian was originally scheduled for 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indian and Japanese air forces had carried out bilateral fighter training in 2019, code-named Shinyuu Maitri in India. 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