Uttarakhand: IAF launches bambi bucket operation to douse forest fire
Seeing the blaze moving towards the Bhowali based Indian Air Force station area, the IAF began its aerial fire fighting, pouring water streams over the affected areas
Seeing the blaze moving towards the Bhowali based Indian Air Force station area, the IAF began its aerial fire fighting, pouring water streams over the affected areas
Elaborate security and safety arrangements have been made by the authorities who have deployed mobile radars, CCTVs and other sophisticated equipment for the smooth trial.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief RKS Bhadauria and YSRCP leader Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli joined the BJP at the party headquarters here on Sunday.
The Air chief was also briefed on the ongoing training activities and the impetus to jointmanship at DSSC, which was well appreciated.
The ill-fated aircraft was said to be a part of the Bharat Shakti live exercise in Pokhran witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other Union ministers this afternoon.
Tejas Mk-1 FOC is a single engine, light weight, highly agile, all weather multi role fighter aircraft capable of air-to-air refueling thus making it a truly versatile platform.
Earning the sobriquet - 'Defenders of Kashmir Valley,' the squadron was the first to land and operate from Srinagar.
The pilot ejected safely and was soon taken away in a rescue helicopter, the IAF said in a statement.
The government will run as many as 64 flights of Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express from 7-13 May and deploy a raft of Indian naval ships to undertake the massive exercise.
The Government had on Monday said it will facilitate the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner from May 7.