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20 aircrafts to touchdown on Lucknow-Agra Expressway Tuesday

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Updated: Oct 23, 2017, 10.17 PM IST
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The aircraft touchdown exercise will be conducted on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway near Bangarmau in the neighbouring Unnao district.
The aircraft touchdown exercise will be conducted on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway near Bangarmau in the neighbouring Unnao district.

As many as 20 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF), including AN-32 transport, Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi 30 MKI, will make a touchdown on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway tomorrow, a defence official said today.

It is for the first time that any transport aircraft will "land and then take off", PRO, Defence (Central Command), Gargi Malik Sinha claimed.

The aircraft touchdown exercise will be conducted on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway near Bangarmau in the neighbouring Unnao district.

The AN-32 are meant for humanitarian assistance and relief operations during floods or any other natural calamity.

"The aircraft can bring a large amount of relief material. It can also help evacuate people," Sinha said.

Twenty aircraft, including two AN-32 transport and fighter planes such as Mirage 2000, Jaguar, Sukhoi 30 MKI will take part in the exercise tomorrow, she added.
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