Exercise VayuShakti 2024, recently announced by the Indian Air Force (IAF), is set to take place at the Pokhran Air to Ground Range near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, demonstrating the offensive and defensive capabilities of the IAF.
About Exercise Vayushakti 2024:
- It will be a riveting demonstration of the offensive and defensive capabilities of the IAF, spanning across day and night.
- The last edition of exercise Vayu Shakti was held in 2019.
- The exercise will showcase joint operations of 121 aircrafts including Tejas, Prachand, Dhruv, Rafale, Mirage-2000, Sukhoi-30 MKI, Chinook, Apache, Mi-17 etc. with the Indian Army.
- Indigenous Surface to Air Weapon systems Akash and Samar will demonstrate their capability to track and shoot down an intruding aircraft.
- This would demonstrate IAF’s capability to deliver weapons with long range, precision capability, and conventional weapon accuracy, while operating from multiple air bases.
- Special operations by the IAF transport and helicopter fleets, involving the Garudas and Indian Army elements will also be on display.Â
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