The Indian Air Force is gearing up for a day-and-night fire power blitzkrieg using its potent fighter jets including Sukhois for two days from 24th of this month in Pokhran. The high-voltage exercise 'Vayu Shakti' will showcase massive bombing, aerial dog fight and day-night air drop of commandos in Thar desert in Rajasthan to the nation's top political leaders, foreign dignitaries and military observers. The move comes after a gap of four years. <br/><br/>The largescale exercise would witness operations by 70 top-notch fighters which are already on alert for the exercise at several air bases north of Vindhyas. Being the fourth largest air force in the world after US, Russia and China, IAF would will demonstrate fire power and lift capabilities during day-and-night operations.<br/><br/>Sources said, it will send a message that India has the aquired military capabilities to defend the geo-strategic interests. The idea of the exercise is to project the IAF's objectives in its present avatar, as spelt out by Air Chief Marshal P V Naik- to see first and farthest, to reach first and furthest and to hit hard and accurately.