The Times Of India | Oct 24, 2017 , 11:40:35 IST

Live Blog: IAF jets land on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

As many as 20 jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF), including the Mirage-2000 and Sukhoi-30 MKI, are participating in the landing and take-off exercise on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway. Stay with TOI for live updates
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11:08 AM (IST)

Two Sukhoi fighter jet aircraft carry out flypast (ANI Photo)

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10:58 AM (IST)

Watch: IAF fighter jets perform touchdown drill on Agra-Lucknow e-way

10:51 AM (IST)

Super Hercules C-130J performs touchdown exercise on the Lucknow-Agra highway. (Photo credit: Sandeep Rastogi)

10:47 AM (IST)

Watch: IAF’s C-130J Super Hercules lands on Agra-Lucknow Expressway

10:47 AM (IST)

10:44 AM (IST)

Indian Air Force jets land on Lucknow-Agra expressway near Unnao (Photo credit: Sandeep Rastogi)

10:41 AM (IST)

The craft is equipped with several major facilities and super emergency backup resources like large firefighting air tanker to douse the wildfire, large space to carry artillery, ammunition, bombs, goods for defence personnel, airlift material etc.

10:41 AM (IST)

Touchdown by the main attraction of the exercise, the Super Hercules C-130J

10:37 AM (IST)

Three Mirage aircraft are now performing the touchdown exercise in a scintillating display

10:34 AM (IST)

3 Jaguar Deep penetration strike aircraft begin drill

10:32 AM (IST)

3 Jaguars, 3 Mirages, and 3 Sukhois will land shortly

10:27 AM (IST)

10:26 AM (IST)

C-130J transport aircraft drops IAF's Special Forces Garud commandos and their vehicle.

10:22 AM (IST)

Highway turns into runway

IAF touchdown drill begins on expressway near Lucknow

09:40 AM (IST)

The IAF fighter jets will use the stretch during the day to hone pilots' skills in using public roads in case of a war-like emergency.

09:40 AM (IST)

This will be the first official IAF exercise on the expressway, which was inaugurated in November last year.

09:38 AM (IST)

The main attraction of the exercise will be Super Hercules C-130J, also known as the military transport aircraft. At present, IAF has six Hercules transport aircraft, which are manufactured by the US.

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