IAF gearing up for fire power demo in Pokhran this month

New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Indian Air Force is gearing up
for a day-and-night fire power blitzkrieg using its potent
fighter jets including Sukhois for two days from February 24
in Pokhran after a gap of four years.

The high-voltage exercise 'Vayu Shakti' will showcase
massive bombing, aerial dog fight and day-night air drop of
commandos in Thar desert in Rajasthan to the nation's top
political leaders, foreign dignitaries and military observers.
The largescale exercise would witness operations by 70
top-notch fighters such as Su-30MKI air superiority, Jaguar,
Mirage-2000, MiG-29, MiG-27 and MiG-21, which are already on
alert for the exercise at several air bases north of Vindhyas.
Being the fourth largest air force in the world after US,
Russia and China, IAF would deploy Mi-35 attack helicopters,
Mi-17 medium lift helicopters, IL-76 heavy lift and AN-32
medium lift transport plane for the day-and-night air drop for
specialised operations, IAF officers said here Tuesday.
"This year's Vayu Shakti is a major exercise, coming as
it does after a gap of few years. It will demonstrate fire
power and lift capabilities of the IAF during day-and-night
operations. It will send a message that we have the required
military capabilities to defend our geo-strategic interests,"
they said.
The idea of the exercise is to project the IAF's
objectives in its present avatar, as spelt out by Air Chief
Marshal P V Naik: "To see first and farthest, to reach first
and furthest and to hit hard and accurately." PTI NCB
RBT


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