New Delhi, February 11 Aircraft such as the Rafale, Su-30, MiG-29, Tejas, and Jaguar, along with other fighter aircraft, will participate in the upcoming Exercise Vayu Shakti, highlighting the "successful role" of the Indian Air Force during Operation Sindoor, an IAF officer said on Wednesday.
Exercise Vayu Shakti is scheduled to take place on February 27 at the Pokharan field firing range.
Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, said that "long-range targeting" will not be showcased in this firepower demonstration at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
The biennial demonstration this time "carries a different connotation" as it is taking place after last year's Operation Sindoor, he said.
More than 120 assets, including fighter jets, helicopters, and transport aircraft, will be part of the exercise, the IAF officer earlier said.
The officer, in a presentation at the press conference, said that fighter jets such as the Rafale, Su-30, MiG-29, Tejas, Jaguar, and Mirage-2000, along with Apache, LCH Prachand, and ALH, will be part of the exercise.
When asked if the demonstration, which is taking place not far from the western border, will convey any strategic message to Pakistan, he said, "We will conduct our demonstration. What message will be conveyed to anyone? That is up to you to decide."
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 last year to destroy terrorist infrastructure at nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
