A total of 38 Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft and four helicopters of the Indian Army will participate in the flypast at the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year.
Rafale to feature in R-Day parade for first time
Rafale to feature in R-Day parade for first time
Last Updated: Tue, Jan 19th, 2021, 09:20:58hrs
New Delhi: The newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft will feature in India s Republic Day parade on January 26 and culminate the flypast by carrying out the Vertical Charlie formation, the Indian Air Force said on Monday.
In the Vertical Charlie formation, the aircraft flies at low altitude, pulls up vertically and conducts rolls before stabilising at higher altitude. The flypast will culminate with a single Rafale aircraft carrying out a Vertical Charlie formation, IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Indranil Nandi said at a press conference here.
Bhawana Kanth to become first woman fighter pilot to take part in Republic Day parade The 28-year-old was among the first women fighter pilots, along with Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh, to be inducted into the IAF in 2016 FP Staff January 19, 2021 13:18:41 IST File image of Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kamath. Image courtesy: Twitter/@drharshvardhan
Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth will become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade.
Kanth, currently posted at a Rajasthan airbase and commissioned on a MiG-21 Bison fighter plane, will be a part of the Indian Air Force s (IAF s) tableau that will showcase mock-ups of the light combat aircraft, light combat helicopter and the Sukhoi-30 fighter plane.
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): A total of 38 Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft and four helicopters of the Indian Army will participate in the flypast at the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year.
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Fly past by Rafale, vintage Dakota: Here s how IAF plans to enthrall public this R-Day parade
The world will be witness to the might of the Indian Armed Forces this Republic Day. The IAF tableau, fabricated on a 50-feet-long platform and consisting of trailer towed by a tractor, will display the motto Touch the Sky with Glory . It will showcase scaled down models of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter, Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rohini Radar. Rafale and Vintage Dakota will be the major attractions of the tableau.Â
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Indigenously developed Rudram Next Generation Anti Radiation Missile (NGRAM) and Dhuravastra will be displayed on LCA and LCH respectively.