Nirmala Sitharaman oversees IAF's operational exercise along China-India border in Arunachal Pradesh
The Defence Minister Landed At The Chabua Air Force Station In Upper Assam And Then Took A Mi-17 Chopper And Went To Pasighat In Arunachal Pradesh.
News Nation Bureau New Delhi Updated on: 20 Apr 2018, 12:44 PM
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited forward bases in Assam and Arunachal to oversee Indian Air Force's massive operational exercise, Gagan Shakti 2018, along the China-India border.
The defence minister landed at the Chabua Air Force Station in Upper Assam and then took a Mi-17 chopper and went to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.
At Pasighat Advanced Landing Ground, two Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jets took off and then a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft landed, from which Garud Commandos simulated taking over of the base.
Sitharaman was also briefed about the uploading of rockets in a Mi gunship, Air Force sources said. While the Sukhois dropped three 1,000 pounder bombs, the Mi 17 gunships fired rockets.
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First Published : 20 Apr 2018, 08:25 AM
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