President Pranab Mukherjee, PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister AK Antony willwitness the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Forcein its first ever day-night demonstration 'Iron Fist' in thePokhran firing ranges in Rajasthan, Friday.
"Preparations for the exercise have been completed. Over100 fighter and transport aircrafts and as many helicopters onstandby will participate in the demonstration," defencespokesperson S D Goswami said here today.
The mammoth fire power exercise will witness the debut ofindigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) 'Tejas' and lightcombat helicopter (LCH) 'Rudra'.
Several aircraft - including Sukhoi 30, Mirage 2000,Jaguar, Mig 27, Mig 21, Mig 29, attack helicopters, UAV andhigh-tech Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) - willdisplay their potential, Goswami said.
The newly inducted state-of-the-art trainer aircraftPilatus-7, will display its strength during the event and willalso be a part of the fly past.
The AWACS will be used to monitor the mammoth exerciseand an unmanned aerial vehicle will stream live video imagesof the targets set for destruction.
The air defence activities will include firing ofsurface-to-air guided missiles, display by para jumping teamAkash Ganga and the helicopter aerobatics team, Sarang.
SP Jaisalmer Mamta Bishnoi said the civil administrationand police have completed preparations for the visits and theshow.