Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa are among the Southern African Development Community (SADC) nations contributing aircraft to Exercise Blue Lugwasho currently underway in Zambia. All told, according to the Zambia Air Force, nearly a thousand military personnel are taking part, along with aircraft. Zambia Air Force Chief of Operations, Brigadier General Lloyd Chonya, said the Zambia Air Force remains indebted to Botswana for contributing its personnel and the C-130 aircraft to Blue Lugwasho. Held under the coordination of the SADC Standing Aviation Committee, Blue Lugwasho marks the first major post-COVID-19 blue exercise, following a pandemic induced hiatus since 2019. Zimbabwe aims to host the next SADC blue air exercise in 2027.