Tarang Shakti to be Made a Biennial Event | 17 Aug 2024

Source: TH

Recently, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal (ACM) V. R. Chaudhari has announced plans to make the largest multilateral air exercise hosted by the Indian Air Force (IAF), a biennial event.

• Phase one of the exercise was concluded at Sulur in Tamil Nadu from the 6th-14th August and four countries including France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom participated with their assets.
  • The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), trainer HTT-40, and the aerobatic helicopter team, Sarang, took to the skies over Sulur Air Force station in an air display.
• Phase two will be held at Jodhpur in Rajasthan from 1st-14th September and it will see participation from Australia, Bangladesh, Greece, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the US, and 18 observer countries.

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