The Indian Air Force (IAF) is actively participating in Exercise Ocean Sky 2025, a high-profile multinational air combat exercise hosted by the Spanish Air Force at Gando Air Base in the Canary Islands, from October 20 to 31, 2025. This significant exercise brings together fighter jets from NATO members and friendly nations, including the United States, Germany, Greece, Portugal, and notably India as a non-NATO participant. The IAF has deployed its Su-30 MKI fighter jets from No. 2 and No. 20 Squadrons, demonstrating superior aerial combat skills and endurance in challenging scenarios against advanced NATO aircraft such as the F-15E Strike Eagle and Eurofighter Typhoon. Exercise Ocean Sky aims to enhance mutual learning, interoperability, and tactical leadership among allies, while reinforcing India’s commitment to modernizing its air force and strengthening defense ties with the United States and other partners. The exercise underscores India’s strategic focus on maintaining air superiority amid evolving regional threats and solidifies its role as a key player in sustaining regional security and cooperative defense diplomacy. The event also follows India’s recent induction of Airbus C-295 transport aircraft, marking steady progress in defense modernization and partnership.