Jeddah: India opened new chapter in defense ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the maiden visit of a delegation of Indian Air Force there.
The fighter aircraft delegation was returning home from the United Kingdom where it had participated a joint exercise called the Indradhanush (rainbow).
The flying contingent of the Indian Air Force (IAF) that landed at the King Fahad airbase in Taif near Jeddah consists of 110 IAF officers and airmen onboard Sukhoi 30MKI fighter aircraft, C-17 Globe Masters, C-130 Super Hercules and IL-78 aircraft, according to a statement issued by Indian consulate in Jeddah.
Indian embassy charge d'affaires Hemant Kotalwar, along with deputy consul-general of India Noor Rahman Shaikh and IAF wing commander S. Joardar, while addressing a press conference, called the visit significant, and yet another feature that is set to give the Indo-Saudi relations a boost as this was the first time that an Indian fighter aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia on a goodwill visit.
05/08/15 Irfan Mohammed/Times of India
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The fighter aircraft delegation was returning home from the United Kingdom where it had participated a joint exercise called the Indradhanush (rainbow).
The flying contingent of the Indian Air Force (IAF) that landed at the King Fahad airbase in Taif near Jeddah consists of 110 IAF officers and airmen onboard Sukhoi 30MKI fighter aircraft, C-17 Globe Masters, C-130 Super Hercules and IL-78 aircraft, according to a statement issued by Indian consulate in Jeddah.
Indian embassy charge d'affaires Hemant Kotalwar, along with deputy consul-general of India Noor Rahman Shaikh and IAF wing commander S. Joardar, while addressing a press conference, called the visit significant, and yet another feature that is set to give the Indo-Saudi relations a boost as this was the first time that an Indian fighter aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia on a goodwill visit.
05/08/15 Irfan Mohammed/Times of India
