Culmination of exercise Udarashakti

Context

The bilateral exercise, Ex UDARASHAKTI between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) culminated.

About

Exercise Udarashakti:

- It is a bilateral air force exercise between India and Malaysia.
The first bilateral Air Force exercise that staged frontline Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft was conducted in 2018.
- From 2008 to 2010, the Indian Air Force Training Team was deployed in Malaysia to give training to Malaysian pilots on the SU-30SKM aircraft.
- Purpose: The exercise will give a chance to both countries to share and learn best practices and an opportunity for both to discuss mutual combat capabilities.
- The exercise witnessed different aerial combat exercises between the two air forces to augment security in the region and to help in strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries.
In Udarashakti 2022, Indian Air Force is taking part in air exercise with Su-30 MKI and C-17 aircraft.
- On the other hand, Malaysian Air Force is taking part with Su 30 MKM aircraft.
The IAF team will now fly to Darwin, Australia to participate in Ex PITCH BLACK-22.