LUCKNOW: As many as 20 aircraft of the Indian
Air Force (
IAF
), including AN-32 transport, Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi 30 MKI, will make a touchdown on the
Lucknow-Agra Expressway
tomorrow, a defence official said today.
It is for the first time that any transport aircraft will "land and then take off", PRO, Defence (
Central Command
),
Gargi Malik Sinha
claimed.
The aircraft touchdown exercise will be conducted on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway near Bangarmau in the neighbouring
Unnao
district.
The AN-32 are meant for humanitarian assistance and relief operations during floods or any other natural calamity.
"The aircraft can bring a large amount of relief material. It can also help evacuate people," Sinha said.
Twenty aircraft, including two AN-32 transport and fighter planes such as Mirage 2000, Jaguar, Sukhoi 30 MKI will take part in the exercise tomorrow, she added.
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