Air power display dominates IAF's 77th anniversary.Byline: ANI Hindon (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 8 (ANI): The Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the today celebrated its 77th anniversary with a breathtaking display of air power by its frontline fighter aircrafts, followed by a thrilling aerobatics performance by its Surya Kiran and Sarang teams. Both the Sarang helicopter team and Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT) on Thursday enthralled en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. the audience with their display of synchronized low level manoeuvring in close formation on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the Indian Air Force. The parade was led by Group Captain S.K Vidhate and comprised 30 officers and 213 air warriors. The 28-member rifle drill team's performance with a motto Drill to Thrill was a treat to the eyes. The air display commenced with Para Motor and powered Hang Glider performance followed by flag bearing skydivers of Akash Ganga Team dropping out of an AN-32 aircraft. The commencement of the Air Force Day Parade was marked by a fly past of three Mi-17 helicopters in Vic formation trooping the Air Force Ensign at a height of 60 metres at the speed of 80 kmph. A Chakra chakra: see yoga. chakra In Hinduism and Tantra, any of 88,000 focal points in the human body where psychic forces and bodily functions can merge and interact. formation comprising three Mi-25/Mi-35 then came in followed by a spectrum comprising of one Dornier in the lead with two AVRO and two AN-32 aircraft in echelon position on wither side. The spectators for the first time saw the AWACS AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) Mobile, long-range radar surveillance-and-control centre for air defense. Used by the U.S. Air Force since 1977, AWACS is mounted in a specially modified Boeing 707 aircraft, with its main radar antenna affixed to a rotating dome. (Airborne Early Warning and Control Air surveillance and control provided by airborne early warning aircraft which are equipped with search and height-finding radar and communications equipment for controlling weapon systems. Also called AEW & C. See also air picket. Systems) aircraft, which was escorted by two SU-30 MKI. The fighter fly past was be led by three Jaguars in Vic formation closely followed by Vic formation of three each Bison (Mig-21), Baaz (Mig-29), Vajra vajra Five-pronged ritual object extensively employed in the ceremonies of Tibetan Buddhism. It is fashioned out of brass or bronze, the four prongs at each end curving around the central fifth to form a lotus-bud shape. (Mirage 2000) aircraft and a SU-30 MKI aircraft. One Sukhoi aircraft of the formation then carried out four turn in Vertical Charlie manoeuvre. The IAF was officially established on October 8, 1932, as an auxiliary air force of the Indian Empire and the prefix Royal was added in 1945 in recognition of its services during the World War II. After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, the prefix Royal was dropped and replaced by the word Indian. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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