In a bid to counter China, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is activating civil airfield at Dehradun’s Jolly Grant Airport. Two Sukhoi (Su-30 MKI) aircrafts will operate from the airport on February 19 and February 20. The decision of IAF comes at a time when there has been an increase in assertiveness by Chinese soldiers along the Sino-India border. The move is aimed at the area familiarisation before the aircrafts return to their parent base. “As a routine exercise of activating civil airfield by the IAF, a detachment of two Su-30 MKI aircraft would operate from Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun,” Indian Air Force’s statement said.
In a bid to counter China, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is activating civil airfield at Dehradun’s Jolly Grant Airport. Two Sukhoi (Su-30 MKI) aircrafts will operate from the airport on February 19 and February 20. The decision of IAF comes at a time when there has been an increase in assertiveness by Chinese soldiers along the Sino-India border. The move is aimed at the area familiarisation before the aircrafts return to their parent base. “As a routine exercise of activating civil airfield by the IAF, a detachment of two Su-30 MKI aircraft would operate from Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun,” Indian Air Force’s statement said.