Context: Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to postpone its firepower demonstration, Ex Vayu Shakti, scheduled in the Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan.
Exercise Vayu Shakti

• It is conducted once in three years which is participated by fighters, helicopters, force enablers and support systems.
• The aim of the exercise is to detect and identify targets and neutralise them in day, dusk and night capability demonstrations.
• The Indian Air Force showcases repower capability of indigenously developed aircrafts and its missile arsenal in this exercise.
• Fighter aircraft including Jaguar, Rafale, Sukhoi-30, MIG-29, light combat aircraft Tejas, MIG-21 Bison, Hawk 32, M200 participates in the exercise.

By: Shubham Tiwari