IAF Vayu Shakti 2010 (2 of 30) - Intro and Preview

The Indian Air Force IAF for the first time showcased it's night attack capability publicly in the Pokhran desert, India during Vayu Shakti 2010. India's most advanced jet Su-30 mki is supposed to be penetrating the enemy country, the message to India's neighbors were unmistakable.

In Vayu Shakti 2010, IAF The Indian Air Force demonstrated the UAV (Unmanned Arial Vehicle) technology. There were 107 aircrafts Mig-21 Bison, Mig-27, Mig-29, Mirage-2000, Su-30 MKI, Jaguars; transport aircraft - AN-32, IL-76, Embraer and helicopters Mi-17 1V, Mi-35 gunships participated in the Vayu Shakti 2010 exercise. Other unseen force multipliers included IL-78 MKI mid-air refuellers, AWACS and UAV. Counter air operations and counter surface force operations were two major aspects of IAF earlier today.

IAF Vayu Shakti 2010 was a breathtaking display of rapid air power dominance by blasting away targets by day, dusk and night in a fire power demonstration exercise. An array of targets including mock radar sites, tanks, marshalling yards, terrorist camps, runway, BMP (infantry fighting vehicles), blast pens and convoys were selectively destroyed in the precision attacks by IAF pilots using bombs, rockets and missiles. Both, PGMs (precision guided ammunitions) and conventional armament were used in the display The dusk and night phase display is the first ever by the Indian air force IAF.

during Indian air force Vayu Shakti 2010 The day phase displayed the strike capability of ground attack fighter aircraft. The dusk phase displayed the war-waging capabilities of helicopters. The final phase by night showcased two major aspects of air power counter air operations and counter surface force operations.

President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil was the chief guest at the pokhran Others who witnessed the exercise included Rajasthan Governor, Smt. Prabha Rau, Defence Minister, AK Antony, Rajasthan Chief Minister, Shri Ashok Gehlot, Minister of State for Defence, Dr MM Pallam Raju, Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh, three Service Chiefs, senior MOD officials, Military Attachés of various countries and other senior members of the Government of India and the armed forces.

Indian airforce vayu shakti 2010 exercise was conducted on February 28th, 2010 at pokhran

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[anromable]

You should concentrate on stealth technology. China is concentrating more on stealth program. meaning your airforce is still inferior with their airforce.

[utubekhiladi]

@anromable

we are already involved with 2 different stealth fighter program.

[kairomama123]

this exercise was really wonderful... however, india should also acquire weapons systems such as the ac-130 weapons system to support its ground crew.. but it should be indegenous.. until and unless we indegenize our weapons system.. we will always have a kink in its shining armour...

but the best part is that our defence training is at par or in some places even better than the best armed forces around the world..

[utubekhiladi]

@kairomama123

1) AC-130 is not for sale. 2) think tanks says that a costly weapon system like AC-130 is waste of money and resources. AC-130 can be easily brought down using modern defense shield(s) and shoulder fired A2A Missiles. we can always use heli's instead of AC-130 to support ground crew.

[malikahsan1990]

what how the hell does a idol smile.

[utubekhiladi]

@malikahsan1990

you porkis dont need to worry about that.

[SUJITH345]

@Indiancrab Shut u porki... go get a life.....

[neonazzer]

@malikahsan1990 Smiling Buddha was the name of the operation; Republic of India's first nuclear test explosion. All Indians know that.

[neonazzer]

@utubekhiladi While what you said is quite true... and acceptable, yet AC-130 has proved to be a deadly weapon for close air-support to ground troops. It is a very potent alternate to helicopter based ground troop fire-support by doing a "pylon turn over the target area". I believe, Indian armed forces should have such an option albeit an indigenously developed one.

[sKyDrifT94]

@utubekhiladi sorry bro we are in 3 stealth fighter program

[Indiancrab]

We don't need stealth tech for porks, but Urine Technology from IDS ( Indian Dick System)

[SUJITH345]

Dislikes from Porkies as well as from Chinzzz

[rewant911]

@anromable dude india will have stealth capability by 2015..the pak fa program...which will be much superior to the chines counterpart....but ofcource chines industrial and economical might is much greater then ours...we cannot simply match them but we sure can maintain a technogolically and qualitavely supperior force as detterance ....

[babaaj]

@PhySicsGUY6966 we need some evolution. we know that India is developing very fast but it's corruption carrying development . We Indian must unite and stand against corrupt leaders. We don't want war but get ready for any challenge.