IAF’s ‘vayu Shakti’ Drill From Feb 10 In Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer: The Indian Air force (IAF) is planning fire power demonstration ‘Vayu Shakti 2022’ to display its operational capability at the Pokhran field firing range in Jaisalmer on February 10, sources said.

In the day and night war exercise, Rafale and fighter helicopter Apache are expected to take part. Rafale would participate for the first time in an exercise, claimed sources. PM Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh may witness the exercise, which is conducted once in three years.
IAF, focusing on its attack and defense capacities, would showcase diffrent kinds of demonstrations to deal with contemporary dangers in the modern war area. Along with working in the electronically competitive atmosphere, it will show capacity and network-centred war strategy.

Preparations have begun and source said that about 150 different aircrafts like Sukhoi 30s, Mirage 2000, Jaguars, MIG 21 Bison (upgraded), Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), attacking helicopters, UAVs and high-tech AWACS would display their potential. Transport aircraft like AN-32, Embraer and IL-76, IL-78 and C-130J and attack helicopters Mi-17V5 and Mi-35 would constitute the rotary wing ingredients.

Sources said that India made Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) would be used to monitor the mammoth exercise, while an unmanned aerial vehicle would stream live video images of the target destruction. The air defence activities would include firing and live demonstration of surface to air guided missiles, air to air guided missiles.

Source: ToI