From T-90 tanks and BMP-II infantry combat vehicles rumbling down Rajpath to fighter jets performing some breathtaking manoeuvres in the skies to flaunting indigenous rockets and missiles, India on January 26 showcased its military might to the world during the 72nd Republic Day parade held at a time when India and China are locked in a border standoff in the Ladakh sector.
Military equipment displayed at the parade included the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, Pinaka multi-launcher rocket system, bridge layer tank T-72, Samvijay electronic warfare system and Schilka weapon system.
The Indian Air Force’s Rafales, Sukhoi-30s and MiG-29s fighters that are part of the IAF’s muscular posture in the Ladakh theatre were among the 42 aircraft that took part in the Republic Day flypast, which is the highlight of the parade. The Rafale jets took part in the parade for the first time.
A Special Mention To Air India s All-Women Crew In PM s Radio Address Air India s longest direct flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru with the all-women cockpit crew had successfully landed in the southern city on January 11.
Updated: January 31, 2021 1:36 pm IST
Air India s longest direct flight with the all-women crew had landed in Bengaluru on January 11.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, in his monthly radio address - Mann Ki Baat, hailed four women pilots of Air India who created history by completing the national carrier s longest flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru. Dear countrymen, you would have heard a few days back that four women pilots commanded a direct flight from San Fransisco in the US to Bengaluru. The flight, covering a distance of over 10,000 kilometre, brought over 225 people to India, said the Prime Minister in his first radio address, Mann ki Baat, of 2021.
IAF fly past at Rajpath: One Rafale with 2 Jaguar Deep penetration strike aircraft and 2 MiG-29 Air Superiority Fighters, in Eklavya’ formation.
NEW DELHI: The 72nd Republic Day parade on Tuesday witnessed several firsts and first-time misses due to the Covid pandemic. A 122-member Bangladesh contingent, two IAF women pilots, IAF s newly acquired multirole fighter aircraft Rafale, troops deployed in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and a tableau of newly constituted UT of Ladakh made their debut in the parade.
However, for the first time in over five decades the R-Day parade had no foreign dignitary as chief guest as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was supposed to come to India, had to cancel his visit at last minute due to a spike in new-strain Covid cases in his country. Also, this time there was no participation of military veterans and motorcycle-borne daredevils, who used to be the parade’s centre of attraction in past years. Due to Covid restrictions, even the
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