Indian Air Force to conduct ‘PRALAY’ exercise in Northeast

Tags: Defence

Amidst the ongoing standoff with China, the Indian Air Force is going to conduct a major exercise in Northeast India from February 1 to 5. This war exercise has been named 'Pralay'.

An overview of the news

• The 'Pralay' will be organised by the Air Force from all major air bases in the Northeast.

• The exercise will be conducted in preparation for another Air Force exercise named 'Eastern Akash', an annual command-level exercise, to be held in the first week of February.

• The exercise is being conducted by the Air Force at a time when the Indian Air Force has recently deployed and activated S-400 air defence squadrons in the region which can intercept any enemy aircraft or missile from a distance of 400 kms. Only able to kill.

• The exercise will involve transport and other aircraft as well as the main combat arms of the Air Force including Rafale and Sukhoi-30 fighter jets.

• This is the second command-level exercise conducted by the Air Force in recent months.