Explained: What Makes Air Force's C-130J's Kargil Night Landing Significant
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In this operation, the Indian Air Force used C-130J to airlift the Garuda commandos, a special operations unit of the IAF, signifying that troops can be airlifted even at night for clandestine or covert operations.
The Indian Air Force successfully conducted a night landing of the C130-J transport aircraft at the Kargil airstrip. This marks the first time a night landing has been carried out at the airstrip, situated near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Ladakh region. In a first, an IAF C-130 J aircraft recently carried out a night landing at the Kargil airstrip. Employing terrain masking enroute, the exercise also dovetailed a training mission of the Garuds.#SakshamSashaktAtmanirbharpic.twitter.com/MNwLzaQDz7
The C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, manufactured by US aircraft maker Lockheed Martin, is an advanced tactical airlifter utilized by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for special operations and humanitarian crises. The night landing of the C130J is significant for the Air Force in many ways.
