Context:
The Indian Air Force will host an air exercise, Tarang Shakti-2024 in August.
Relevance:
Facts for Prelims
About Exercise Tarang Shakti:
- Description: Exercise Tarang Shakti is the inaugural multinational air exercise hosted by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
- Objective: To invite and collaborate with friendly foreign countries with whom the IAF interacts regularly and shares a certain degree of interoperability.
- Phases:
- Phase 1: Scheduled in southern India during the first two weeks of August.
- Phase 2: Scheduled in the western sector from the end of August to mid-September.
- Participating Countries: Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Germany will deploy fighter jets and an A-400M transport aircraft.
- Aims:
- To foster professional interactions among the participating forces.
- To enrich the employment philosophy of the forces.
- To facilitate the exchange of valuable insights.
- Significance: Provides a unique opportunity for these nations to collaborate and enhance their tactical and operational capabilities.
-Source: The Hindu
