Hyderabad: It is a proud moment for teachers and alumni of the BHEL Higher Secondary School, Ramachandrapuram, here as one from their alma mater gets ready to soon head the Indian Air Force. Air Marshal VR Chaudhari, who has been appointed as the next Chief of the Air Staff, did his schooling from the BHEL […]
An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College, Flying Instructors’ School, College of Defence Management and National Defence College, he is one of the pioneers of aerial refuelling operations in the IAF.
Hyderabad centre has the capabilities to train IAF’s frontline engineers on Pratt & Whitney engines,” Amit Pathak, GM, Pratt & Whitney India told Telangana Today.
There were indications of infrastructure development and missile defence systems in place on the other side of the LAC, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said.
The operation was carried out with a C-130 and two An-32 aircraft. Another C-130 airlifted 62 passengers and 6.8 tonnes of cargo from Lilabari to Kolkata.
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria on Saturday flew a multi aircraft sortie with the units to commemorate the occasion along with the squadron pilots