CONTENTS
- Exercise Udara Shakti
- Exercise Mitra Shakti
Exercise Udara 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.
Exercise Mitra Shakti
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.
