In A First, Sukhoi Jets Operate at Guwahati, other civilian airports in Eastern sector

11:12 AM May 02, 2019 | G Plus News

GUWAHATI: Sukhoi Su30 fighter jets will fly from civilian airports in Bengal, Assam, and Mizoram over the next two days in a first-of-its-kind exercise that the Indian Air Force says will improve wartime preparedness.

The air force has identified airports in Kolkata and Durgapur in West Bengal, Guwahati in Assam, and Aizawl in Mizoram for round-the-clock operations of Sukhoi Su30s, which are currently India's most advanced fighter jets.

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IAF fighter aircraft in the eastern part of the country mostly comprise squadrons of Sukhoi Su30 MKI fighter jets, which operate from military airfields in Tezpur and Chabua in Assam. 

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