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PIB Summaries 12 August 2024

  1. Exercise Udara Shakti
  2. Exercise Mitra Shakti


Context:

Recently, the Indian Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force participated in Exercise Udara Shakti 2024.

Relevance:

GS III: Security Challenges

Exercise Udara Shakti:

  • Joint air exercise with the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
  • Conducted at Kuantan, Malaysia.
  • Objective: To enhance operational efficiency, with a focus on sharing maintenance practices between the air forces.
  • Featured air combat missions involving IAF’s Su-30MKI and RMAF’s Su-30MKM fighter jets, aimed at improving interoperability, commonality, and effectiveness in aircraft operations.

Sukhoi Su-30MKI

  • It is a Multirole combat fighter aircraft.
  • Jointly developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) specifically for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
  • Design Base: Derived from the Su-30 fighter aircraft.
  • Features: Equipped with advanced thrust vectoring control and canards to enhance its maneuverability and combat capabilities.


Context:

The Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army will kick off their joint exercise, “Mitra Shakti,” at Maduruoya in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province.

Relevance:

GS III: Security Challenges

Exercise Mitra Shakti:

  • A joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army.
  • The 10th edition of the exercise.
  • 120 soldiers from the Indian Army’s Rajputana Rifles.
  • Focus: Emphasizes joint operations in semi-urban environments, under the guidelines of Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, focusing on peace and security threats.
  • Goals: Enhance operational proficiency through skill and experience exchange, and prepare for contemporary security challenges like counter-terrorism and urban warfare.
  • Significance: Strengthens defense ties and improves coordination, promoting interoperability and cooperation between the Indian and Sri Lankan armed forces.

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