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Indian Air Force emerging a big power: Defence Minister

| @indiablooms | Apr 20, 2018, at 03:17 am

Guwahati, Apr 19 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, the Indian Air Force is emerging a big power in the world and is capable to fight against any enemy.

As the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted its massive exercise Gaganshakti 2018 in the China bordering Arunachal Pradesh, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday visited Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh and Chabua Air Force Station in Upper Assam.

Nirmala Sitharaman visited Arunachal Pradesh’s Pasighat Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) operations by fighters and transport aircraft of IAF as a part of Gaganshakti 2018.

The Defence Minister also visited Chabua Air Force Station in Assam to oversee the IAF's biggest exercise in a war-like scenario.

Gagan Shakti-2018 is the biggest peace time military exercise undertaken by India since Operation Brasstacks in 1986-1987.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath) 

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