Rescue teams from the Air Force and local authorities were rushed to Karbi Anglong after the aircraft disappeared from radar during a routine sortie, triggering a search operation in the hilly region.
The exercise-Vayu Shakti has followed a structured operational storyline, simulating a live, integrated combat theatre. Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Gajendra Singh and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh.
The aircraft, developed by Russia, is now built at HAL under licence for the IAF since the past nearly two decades.
