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  • Apr 02, 2024
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IAF JETS TO CONDUCT LANDING DRILLS ON HIGHWAY IN KASHMIR

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IAF conducts emergency landing drills on Kashmir highway, utilising Bijbehara strip for Sukhoi and Tejas aircraft practice.

source:medium

About the IAF Emergency Landing Drills in Kashmir:

  • Indian Air Force (IAF) jets will conduct emergency landing drills on a strip of road in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara.
  • The drills aim to practise using highways as alternative runways during emergencies.
  • Scheduled to commence from Monday night, Sukhoi fighters and Tejas light combat aircraft will participate.
  • This marks the first such drill conducted in the Valley, utilising a 3.5 km stretch of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Bijbehara.
About Indian Air Force (IAF) :

●    Establishment: IAF officially founded on 8th October 1932 under the Indian Air Force Act as part of the Royal Air Force.

●    First Flight: Maiden flight on 1st April 1933, with a squadron of 4 Westland Wapiti planes led by 5 Indian pilots and a British officer.

●    World War II: Played a pivotal role in halting Japanese advances.