Air Force Day: On Air Force Day, the Air Force Chief has assured the countrymen that outside forces will not be allowed to infiltrate the country's borders. The Air Chief Marshal said that just as the Air Force had shown its preparedness during the confrontation with China in Eastern Ladakh, in the same way, it has to be always alert.
Chief of the Air Staff, VR Choudhary was addressing air-warriors during Air Force Day at Hindon Air Base (Ghaziabad) near capital Delhi on Friday. During this, he said that we (Air Force) have to show that no 'external force' will be allowed to 'encroach' on our borders. This statement of the Air Force Chief came at a time when it was reported on Friday itself that there was a 'faceoff' of the Indian Army with about 200 Chinese soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh. This faceoff i.e. deadlock took place in the Yangtse sector of Arunachal Pradesh last week. However, the standoff ended after a flag meeting between the military commanders of the two countries.
During this, VR Chaudhary himself said that the kind of security-perspective these days, he has commanded the Air Force in a critical period. Earlier, the IAF chief awarded the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Commendation for outstanding services to three Air Force units along the LAC adjoining eastern Ladakh last year after the Balakot airstrikes and the situation on the Pakistan border. These include 47 squadrons of MiG-29 upgrades for day-night combat air patrolling on the LAC, 116 units of indigenous attack helicopter Rudra, and 225 squadrons of Osa missiles.
An attraction air display was also organized at Hindon airbase on Air Force Day. 75 aircraft took part in this air show on Air Force Day in the 75th year of Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. Through air-display, these 75 fighter aircraft, helicopters, and military transport aircraft presented an example of convincing the country's enemies to prove their mettle. Special attractions were Rafale, Sukhoi, MiG29, Mirage2000, Jaguar, LCA Tejas, C17 Globemaster, C-130J Super Hercules, Apache, and Chinook helicopters.
A glimpse of the golden victory-year of the 1971 war was also seen in the air-display this time. This year, the Vijay, Shamsher, Bahadur, Vinash, and Tricolor formations of fighter aircraft at Hindon Air Base near the capital Delhi were special attractions. 05 MiG-21 Bison aircraft, 05 Jaguar, 05 MiG-29, 04 Sukhoi, 02 LCA Tejas, and 02 Rafale took part in these different formations. But the most notable was the arrow-head formation in which one of each LCA Tejas, Rafale, Mirage 2000, Jaguar, and MiG-29 were seen flying together. Apart from this, in a coordinated display, LCA Tejas, Rafale, and Sukhoi were seen flying in the sky of the Hindon Air Base.
The air display included 01 AN-32, 01 Sa-17 Globemaster, and 03 C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft. The helicopters featured Mi-17V5, ALA-Mark-4, Chinook, Apache, and Mi-35. Apart from this, vintage aircraft will also be part of the air display. In which Tigermoth, Dakota and Harvard participated.
Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team of the Air Force also participated in the air display. In this team, nine (09) Hawk aircraft were seen doing acrobatics in the sky together. Apart from this, the Galaxy team of the Air Force also landed at Hindon airbase through a para-drop from an aircraft in the sky.
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