25-04-2024 | 14:50 PM
Indian Air Force’s (IAF) MiG-21 fighter planes are taking part in the ongoing pan-India exercise, Gagan Shakti-2024.
Key Highlights
(i) Gagan Shakti-2024 is being conducted at various locations across the country, including the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer (Rajasthan).
(ii) It is a 10-day exercise to test IAF’s capabilities and preparedness to carry out high-intensity operations and involves all air bases and assets scattered across the country.
(iii) The Indian Army provides logistics support for the mega exercise, facilitating a comprehensive pan-India movement of IAF personnel and ammunition to validate the Operational Rail Mobilisation Plan (ORMP) aspects of the IAF.
(iv) It was last held in 2018, during which the IAF completed over 11,000 sorties during the two-phase air manoeuvres.
