NEW DELHI: Another father-son duo have together created a sonic boom on fighter jets. what made it special was Indian Air Force Himself and his son, and that too on the new Rafale omni-role fighter jets from an airbase close to the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction on the Eastern Front with China. Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chieftain As part of combat training mission of three Rafales, one flew with his son Squadron Leader Mihir V Chowdhury. hasimara air Base West Bengal on 6 september
“The flight flown by the chief and his son is a continuation of the best traditions of the Indian Air Force and underscores the importance of grooming and preparing our young leaders for the challenges of the future,” an official said on Friday. “The chief reviewed and appreciated the operational preparedness of the airbase and interacted with the personnel deployed there,” he said. The IAF has inducted 36 twin-engined Rafale in September 2016 under a Rs 59,000-crore deal with France. Ambala The airbase, the IAF, had stopped the deployment of the next 18 at Hasimara last year.
Squadron Leader Chaudhry is part of the 2nd Rafale Squadron nicknamed the 101 ‘Falcons of Chhamb and Akhnoor’ at Hasimara.
The deployment of French-origin Rafale in the eastern sector, along with Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, gives the IAF a major offensive punch against China.
“The flight flown by the chief and his son is a continuation of the best traditions of the Indian Air Force and underscores the importance of grooming and preparing our young leaders for the challenges of the future,” an official said on Friday. “The chief reviewed and appreciated the operational preparedness of the airbase and interacted with the personnel deployed there,” he said. The IAF has inducted 36 twin-engined Rafale in September 2016 under a Rs 59,000-crore deal with France. Ambala The airbase, the IAF, had stopped the deployment of the next 18 at Hasimara last year.
Squadron Leader Chaudhry is part of the 2nd Rafale Squadron nicknamed the 101 ‘Falcons of Chhamb and Akhnoor’ at Hasimara.
The deployment of French-origin Rafale in the eastern sector, along with Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, gives the IAF a major offensive punch against China.