News India IAF deploys Sukhoi fighters in Punjab, Army to conduct largest tabletop war game in Pune

IAF deploys Sukhoi fighters in Punjab, Army to conduct largest tabletop war game in Pune

New Delhi, Sep 25: India on Tuesday inducted its frontline Sukhoi combat planes at its air force's Halwara base in Punjab, bordering Pakistan.The Su-30 MKI, the India-built version of the Russian-origin combat jets, will replace

iaf deploys sukhoi fighters in punjab army to conduct largest tabletop war game in pune iaf deploys sukhoi fighters in punjab army to conduct largest tabletop war game in pune
New Delhi, Sep 25: India on Tuesday inducted its frontline Sukhoi combat planes at its air force's Halwara base in Punjab, bordering Pakistan.




The Su-30 MKI, the India-built version of the Russian-origin combat jets, will replace the now phased out Soviet-origin MiG-23 planes in the 220 Squadron that is also known as 'Desert Tigers'.

The MiG-23 planes were retired from the Indian Air Force (IAF) service in 2005. With the induction of Sukhois, the squadron got revived at Halwara.

The Sukhoi induction was done by Delhi-based Western Air Command's (WAC) chief Air Marshal Arup Raha in the presence of his wife Lily Raha, according to a defence press release.



India had bought the Sukhois from Russia and inducted them first in 1997. The MKI variant for India is built by the Bangalore-based public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited under license.

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