US flies B-1B heavy bomber at Bengaluru air show
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Wed, Feb 3 2021 23:27 IST |
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B-1B Lancer heavy bomber performing at the inauguration of the 13th edition Aero India 2021 at the Yelahanka Air Base in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo by IANS.). Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Feb 3 : The US flew its B-1B Lancer heavy bomber for the first time in India at the 13th biennial Aero India 2021 on Wednesday to showcase its capabilities. The Boeing s B1-Bomber flew along with the Made in India Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas during the flying display of various military aircraft at the inaugural event of the three-day air show at the Yelahanka base of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the city s outskirts, a defence official told IANS here.
A United States B-1B Lancer heavy bomber will perform during a a fly-by-fly during the Aero India show at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru.
United States and India: Major Defense Partners at Aero India 2021
India
Updated: Friday, February 5, 2021, 16:36 [IST]
Bengaluru, Jan 29: United States participation in Aero India 2021 is another example of the deepening defense and strategic partnership between the United States and India. Don Heflin, U.S. Chargé d Affaires, will lead a high-level delegation of U.S. Government officials and defense industry representatives to the event. I am pleased to head this year s U.S. delegation to Aero India to show our continued commitment to strengthening U.S.-India defense cooperation, in line with India s status as a Major Defense Partner, Heflin said. U.S. participation in Aero India 2021 reflects our increasingly close bilateral defense ties and our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.