Russian air force chief all praise for Indian pilots

Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa reviewed India and Russia Air Force joint exercise of Avindra 2018 on Jodhpur Airbase on Wednesday. He saw opertional activities of pilots  and tested their strengths. The pilots of IAF and Russian Air Force expressed their strength and expertise by filling helicopter in addition to Sukhoi-30 and MiG-27 aircraft in the air chief’s presence.

On Jodhpur Air Force Station from December 10, in joint combat exercises Russian and Indian pilots are learning war skills. In this exercise, Russian pilots are flying in fighter plane with the pilots of IAF and sharing experiences with each other. In practice 30 fighter aircraft are being used.

Indian Pilots’ Skill Best 

Lieutenant General Lorry Suskov shared the experience of warfare conducted in Jodhpur.  He acknowledged that the pilots of Indian Air Force are better than his pilots in the case of skill. 

Their high morale, skill is also commendable. He said India in combating terrorism alone. In such a situation, nobody can learn better than fighting terrorists and eliminating terrorism. 

Explaining the weather in Jodhpur, Lt Gen Lorie said that the winter here is like our summer, so here we got the best conditions for the exercise. On the other hand,  at the Pokhran firing range. it was very exciting to destroy the fictitious bases of enemy. Squadron Leader Sumit Garg, who led the Indian team, said that he learned a lot from flying with Russian pilots on fighter planes. Russia also has similar aircraft. It was thus important to know how they can be take best  technology of aircraft, as well as the important information about -maintenance. 

He said that in the case of skill, the pilots of both countries are the same. There is no difference between the skills and abilities. 

However, the environment and conditions of the two countries are quite different. In this joint exercise, the pilots of both countries shared their important experiences with each other and learned the vital tricks of dealing with terrorism.

The Chief of the Air Staff was briefed in detail about various phases of the exercise and was apprised of its progress.

LEARNING DRILL

On Jodhpur Air Force Station from December 10, in joint combat exercises  Russian and Indian pilots are learning war skills. In this exercise, Russian pilots are flying with the pilots of IAF and sharing experiences with each other.