Seven foreign air forces to join Tarang Shakti-26 exercise in Jodhpur
‘For many years, operational engagement with foreign air forces was largely conducted through bilateral exercises,’ says Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to host a major multinational air exercise named Tarang Shakti-26 from September 26 to October 12, marking the second edition of this event. The exercise will be held at Air Force Station, Jodhpur, and nearby air bases, with participation from 40 countries, including India, Australia, Bangladesh, France, the US, Germany, Sri Lanka, and the UAE.
Around 10 Air Chiefs or their equivalents are expected to take part in the event. This edition, unlike the previous one, will feature a broader range of advanced combat aircraft, such as the US F-35s, French Rafales, and UAE F-16s, alongside various other aerial assets. Participants will engage in joint aerial operations, tactical training, and interoperability drills, focusing on Beyond Visual Range and within Visual Range combat missions, air mobility operations, dynamic targeting, air-to-air refuelling maneuvers, and combat search and rescue operations.
The exercise aims to enhance tactical employment philosophy against modern Air-to-Air and Surface-to-Air weapons, improve interoperability among the participating forces, identify best practices in operations, and analyze the critical importance of precision, integrated air defence, unmanned systems, information dominance, and space-based capabilities in contemporary warfare.
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