US Air Force chief flies India's Tejas

Press Trust of India  |  Jodhpur 

The of the US Air Force, David L Goldfein, today flew India's indigenous light combat 'Tejas' at the station here. Goldfein, who arrived here yesterday, was accompanied by A P Singh as co-pilot during the sortie, defence officials said. "David L Goldfein, of the US Air Force, is on an visit to He flew a sortie in '#MadeinIndia' LCA Tejas at AF Stn Jodhpur today," the IAF said on Goldfein yesterday interacted with the airmen and pilots at the station. "His visit was a gesture of mutual cooperation between the Indian and the US air forces, both of which are considered the best in the world," the said. Earlier, Goldfein had stressed on the "strong relationship" between the two air forces. "We look forward to deepening the relationship between our two air forces, he said in his posts on and The first squadron of Tejas was inducted into the IAF in July 2016.

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First Published: Sat, February 03 2018. 15:00 IST