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‘A major advantage’ Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor on what Gajraj’s Nyoma landing near LAC means for the IAF

‘A major advantage’ Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor on what Gajraj’s Nyoma landing near LAC means for the IAF

The Indian Air Force landed its IL-76MD Gajraj at Nyoma in eastern Ladakh. Photograph: (X/@IAF_MCC)

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Indian engineers, test pilots and aircrews spent years using the aircraft’s performance in flight to develop their own charts and procedures. The work helps explain how the Indian Air Force landed its Gajraj transport jet at 13,629 feet, the highest touchdown ever achieved by an IL-76.

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Shivan Chanana

Shivan Chanana is a broadcast anchor and executive producer at WION, specialising in defence, strategic affairs and analysis of geopolitics. On WION channel, he features on World D...Read More