Air Drive can also be deploying its Rafale and different jets on the superior air bases. (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Indian Air Drive has taken an operational pause within the ongoing Train Trishul occurring within the northern sector as fighter plane won’t be flying from September 7-10.
IAF officers made it clear that solely the flying operations of the plane concerned in Ex Trishul can be paused and different routine flying might proceed.
On this interval, the Indian Air Drive would begin working its PHALCON AWACS plane to control the air area throughout the nation to guard the air area over the nationwide capital area in view of the G-20 summit, defence sources mentioned.
The Indian Air Drive can also be deploying its Rafale and different fighter jets on the superior air bases to guard Delhi skies for the summit.
The surface-to-air missile methods have additionally been moved to locations round Delhi for taking out enemy plane or rogue drones.
Indian Air Drive has been finishing up a significant coaching train codenamed Trishul within the northern sector alongside the borders with each China and Pakistan since September 4.
All main fleets of fighter plane together with the Rafale, Mirage 2000 and the Su-30MKIs are collaborating within the drills together with heavy-lift transport plane and choppers together with the Chinooks and Apache. Garud Particular Forces are additionally a part of the drills the place all parts of air energy are being exercised.
Train has been underway from September Four and can culminate on September 14 within the northern sector together with Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir and Punjab.
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