Indian Air Force operationalises pan India emergency landing facility

Indian Air Force operationalises pan India emergency landing facility

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Category : Defense Published on: April 08 2024

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  • As a part of the ongoing exercise Gagan Shakti-24 of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the aircraft recently operated the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in the northern sector of the Kashmir Valley. 
  • A large number of troops were airlifted and later made aerial landings by night using Chinook, Mi-17 V5 and ALH Mk-III helicopters.
  • The IAF is also planning similar exercises in coordination with the administration of state governments to activate emergency landing facility in other areas. 
  • Various fixed and rotary wing platforms of the Indian Air Force will carry out coordinated landings and operations at these emergency landing facility. 
  • This will require efficient planning and coordination with civil administrations employing the Whole of Nations Approach (WNA). 
  • Emergency landing facility operations provide an opportunity to IAF aircraft to operate from such restricted landing surfaces.
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