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IAF Conducts Sukhoi-30 MKL Fighter Jet Landing Drill in Uttar Pradesh

© AP Photo / Anupam NathA Sukhoi SU-30 displays its skills during an air show ahead of the anniversary of Indian Air Force and the diamond jubilee celebration of the Tezpur Air Force Station in Tezpur, India, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019
A Sukhoi SU-30 displays its skills during an air show ahead of the anniversary of Indian Air Force and the diamond jubilee celebration of the Tezpur Air Force Station in Tezpur, India, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 - Sputnik India, 1920, 06.04.2024
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The Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet successfully executed a special landing drill as part of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) 10-day wargames exercise dubbed Gagan Shakti.
The Indian Air Force displayed its air defence readiness and capability with a special landing exercise of a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
The drill involved a Sukhoi-30 MKI landing on the expressway as part of the IAF’s preparedness to use national highways for emergency landings by fighter aircraft in wartime.
The drill comes weeks after the centre approved a significant upgrade of the Su-30MKI fighter jet fleet, which is often deployed by the Indian Air Force in bilateral and multilateral air exercises.
The modernisation of Su-30MKI fighter jets will be carried out by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The Su-30MKI is a fourth-generation fighter jet designed as an India-specific variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, which is a further development of the Soviet-era Su-27.
Su-30MKI  - Sputnik India, 1920, 02.03.2024
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