Vayushakti 2019: Tejas, Sukhoi Su-30 jets to showcase IAF's multi-role strike capability

IAF's Vayushakti 2019 is scheduled to be held on February 16 at Pokhran Air to Ground Armament range near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. At the exercise, there will be a firepower demonstration to showcase the ever-increasing potential of IAF's strike capabilities to assure the citizens its ability to safeguard India’s national interests.

HAL TEJAS (Source: PTI)

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to showcase its state of art weaponry and aerial strike prowess at the Vayushakti exercise on February 16th at Jaiselmer in Rajasthan. The indigenously built light combat aircraft Tejas is set to be the showstopper at the annually held aerial exercise by displaying its full-scale multi-role capability at the Vayushakti 2019 exercise on 16 February. The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-seat, single-jet engine, a multi-role light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. The light combat aircraft is fully equipped with technologies such as relaxed static stability, fly-by-wire flight control system, advanced avionics, multi-mode radar and modern weapons. Tejas together with its variants, is the smallest and lightest multi-role supersonic fighter aircraft of its class. Besides the Tejas, the Jagaur, Sukhoi- MK30 and are all set to give a demonstration of their firepower capabilities and enthrall the citizens who shall serve as audience to all mesmerizing maneuvers in the sky. IAF's Vayushakti 2019 is scheduled to be held on February 16 at Pokhran Air to Ground Armament range near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. At the exercise, there will be a firepower demonstration to showcase the ever-increasing potential of IAF's strike capabilities to assure the citizens its ability to safeguard India’s national interests. ''Many Air Forces around the world display their might and aerial firepower through such demonstrations. Indian Air Force also conducts the demonstration to showcase the ever-increasing potential of its combat platforms over the years and to assure the citizens, its ability to safeguard India’s national interests,'' the IAF said in the Facebook post. The IAF post further stated, ''These exercises are also vital for operators, planners, and the leadership. It provides an opportunity for forces to operate in near realistic scenarios.''