Emergency Drills: Air Force Jets Touch Down On UP's Purvanchal Expressway
NDTV
According to the Defence PRO, various types of aircraft including fighters, transport and helicopters are likely to take part in the exercise.
The Indian Air Force fighter jet and transport aircraft performed an emergency exercise on the Purvanchal expressway airstrip today.
Speaking to news agency ANI, District Magistrate Sultanpur Jasjeet Kaur said, "Around 10 jets and aircraft performed a touch-and-go exercise on the airstrip in which one AN32 (Transport aircraft) completely landed on the airstrip."
"This is an emergency exercise performed by IAF to check the quality and strength of the airstrip so that emergency jets could easily land and go on the airstrip," said the District Magistrate.
She said that the Mirage fighter jet, Jaguar jet and Antonov AN32 were part of the exercise.
