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Chennai: Amid growing ties between India and the Arab world six Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30-MKI fighters will take off for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday to participate in the multinational exercise 'Desert Flag'. “Six IAF Su-30-MKI fighters will take off for UAE on March 3 to participate in multinational exercise Desert Flag to be held there for three weeks” IAF officials said. IAF's two C-17s will join Indian team for the exercise to help them induct and deinduct from there” IAF officials added. The IAF had recently carried out an exercise codenamed 'Desert Knight 2021' with France over Jodhpur involving their own Rafale fighter jets. The ties between India and Arab world including the UAE are on a growth trajectory as recently Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane had visited Saudi Arabia and the UAE recently to strengthen military to military ties..