In a first, Vice Chiefs of all armed forces fly in LCA Tejas in Rajasthan's Jodhpur

In a first, the Vice Chiefs of all three armed forces flew in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas during a multilateral exercise on Monday, an official statement said.

All the three Vice Chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces took to the skies at Air Force Station Jodhpur in the indigenous #Tejas fighter jets of "Flying Bullets", the Param Veer Chakra awardee Sqn, during #ExTarangShakti24.
The Integrated flying was led by Vice Chief of IAF, Air… pic.twitter.com/CBbbUdPkaL

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) September 9, 2024

Jodhpur Air Force Station is hosting the second multilateral exercise “Tarang Shakti” phase from August 29 to September 15. Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal A.P. Singh, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, and Vice Chief of Army Lieutenant General N.S. Raja Subramani arrived at Jodhpur Airbase and boarded the Tejas fighter jets for the flight.

During the event, Air Marshal A.P. Singh of the Air Force flew the single-seater LCA Tejas fighter jet, while the Navy and Army Vice Chiefs flew in the twin-seater trainer version of the LCA.

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Air Force of eight nations including India are participating with their assets and 16 other nations are witnessing the exercise as observer countries.

According to the defence spokesperson Col Amitabh Sharma, this exercise, the largest multinational exercise hosted by IAF, aims to strengthen interoperability between the participating forces.