Exercise Udara Shakti 2024: Strengthening Indo-Malaysian Air Force Ties
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Exercise Name | Udara Shakti 2024 |
| Countries Involved | India (Indian Air Force - IAF) and Malaysia (Royal Malaysian Air Force - RMAF) |
| Location | Kuantan, Malaysia |
| Dates | Concluded on August 9, 2024 |
| IAF Contingent | Seven Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft |
| RMAF Participation | Seven Sukhoi-30 (SU-30) fighter planes |
| Key Attendees | Group Captain Ajay Rathi (IAF Team leader), Ms. Subhashini Narayanan (Deputy High Commissioner of India to Malaysia), Senior RMAF officers |
| Aircraft Origin | Russia |
| India's Production | Majority of IAF's Sukhoi-30 fleet produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) |
| Indian Variant | Su-30MKI (Modernizirovannyy Kommercheskiy Indiyskiy) |
| Exercise Components | Training Exercises (air combat scenarios) and Subject Matter Expert Exchange |
| Unique Feature | HOP Exercise (pilots exchanged aircraft) |