Guwahati: Sukhoi Su30 fighter jets will fly from civilian airports in Bengal, Assam and Mizoram over the next two days in a first-of-its-kind exercise that the Indian Air Force says will improve wartime preparedness.
The air force has identified airports in Kolkata and Durgapur in West Bengal, Guwahati in Assam, and Aizawl in Mizoram for round-the-clock operations of Sukhoi Su30s, which are currently India's most advanced fighter jets.
"For a Sukhoi Su30 class aircraft, this is the first time they are conducting drills from Guwahati or any other civil airfield in the northeast. Our focus was more on the western front earlier, but we are now increasing our focus in the east since our eastern neighbour is increasing its capabilities, and we need to have a serious deterrent in order to emulate any threat that may emerge in the future," Air Commodore Sashank Mishra told NDTV.
IAF fighter aircraft in the eastern part of the country mostly comprise squadrons of Sukhoi Su30 MKI fighter jets, which operate from military airfields in Tezpur and Chabua in Assam. IAF also has Hawk trainer jets operating at the Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal.
02/05/19 Ratnadip Choudhury/NDTV
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The air force has identified airports in Kolkata and Durgapur in West Bengal, Guwahati in Assam, and Aizawl in Mizoram for round-the-clock operations of Sukhoi Su30s, which are currently India's most advanced fighter jets.
"For a Sukhoi Su30 class aircraft, this is the first time they are conducting drills from Guwahati or any other civil airfield in the northeast. Our focus was more on the western front earlier, but we are now increasing our focus in the east since our eastern neighbour is increasing its capabilities, and we need to have a serious deterrent in order to emulate any threat that may emerge in the future," Air Commodore Sashank Mishra told NDTV.
IAF fighter aircraft in the eastern part of the country mostly comprise squadrons of Sukhoi Su30 MKI fighter jets, which operate from military airfields in Tezpur and Chabua in Assam. IAF also has Hawk trainer jets operating at the Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal.
02/05/19 Ratnadip Choudhury/NDTV
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