Recently, the Indian Air Force sent military planes to Japan to hold joint exercises with Japan for the first time. The Indian Air Force sent a total of 4 Su-30MKI fighters, 2 C-17 transport aircraft and 1 Il-78 aerial tanker to participate in the exercise, while the Japanese side sent 4 F-2 fighters and 4 F-15J fighters to participate in the exercise, which will last until the 26th. During the exercise, Japanese participants were full of curiosity about the Indian Su-30KMI fighter, and Japan also wanted to take this opportunity to collect specific data on the performance of the Su-30. In addition, there was a funny scene in this exercise, India's Su-30MKI because the vertical tail is too tall to be completely parked in the hangar originally designed for the F-2 fighter, so half of the Su-30MKI's tail is exposed.
This is also reminiscent of the previous US C-17 transport aircraft overhaul, also because of the tall hanging tail, had to open a hole in the hangar door to expose the C-17's butt.
