New Delhi: Following the delivery of the first of the 10 C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift aircraft from the US, the IAF on Tuesday received a major boost to its military airlift capability.
With IAF pilots at the controls, the aircraft had flown all the way from the US Air Force’s (USAF) Edwards Airbase at Palmdale in California, after it was delivered by Boeing a week ago.
As the C-17 touched down at the IAF’s Hindon Airbase here, the plane and its crew were greeted by IAF Deputy Chief Air Marshal S Sukumar.
“The aircraft will enhance the operational potential of the IAF with its payload carriage and performance capability. It would augment the strategic reach of the nation during disaster relief or any similar mission. The induction of the C-17 is a major milestone in the modernisation drive of the IAF,” a Union Ministry of Defence dispatch said.
19/06/13 N C Bipindra/New Indian Express
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With IAF pilots at the controls, the aircraft had flown all the way from the US Air Force’s (USAF) Edwards Airbase at Palmdale in California, after it was delivered by Boeing a week ago.
As the C-17 touched down at the IAF’s Hindon Airbase here, the plane and its crew were greeted by IAF Deputy Chief Air Marshal S Sukumar.
“The aircraft will enhance the operational potential of the IAF with its payload carriage and performance capability. It would augment the strategic reach of the nation during disaster relief or any similar mission. The induction of the C-17 is a major milestone in the modernisation drive of the IAF,” a Union Ministry of Defence dispatch said.
19/06/13 N C Bipindra/New Indian Express
