- Exercise Cope India-18 is the fourth edition in the series of Bilateral Joint exercise held between IAF and US Air Force, which is conducted in India.
- This is the first time, the exercise is being conducted at two Air Force bases, Kalaikunda and Panagarh (West Bengal) from 03-14 Dec 18.
- USAF is participating with 12 X F15 C/D and 03 X C-130. IAF is participating with the Su-30 MKI, Jaguar, Mirage 2000 , C-130J & AWACS aircraft.
- The aim of exercise is to provide operational exposure and undertake mutual exchange of best practices towards enhancing operational capability.