By way of PTI
KOCHI: An air squadron of the Indian Army based totally right here performed its maiden night time touchdown via Dornier airplane on the Agatti airfield in Lakshadweep islands on Friday as a part of its efforts in opposition to round-the-clock maritime surveillance and improve to the islands.
The night time time workout was once performed via the Army’s INAS 550 air squadron ” to reinvigorate and re-emphasise India’s maritime moorings” as a part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to have a good time the seventy fifth anniversary of Indian independence, a Defence unlock stated on Friday.
The Agatti atoll, the place the lone airstrip of the island archipelago is situated, is set 460 km west of Kochi within the Arabian Sea, the discharge stated.
The airfield operated via the Airport Authority of India (AAI) was once inaugurated in April 1988 for operation of Dornier 228 airplane, it stated and added that ATR 72 planes started operations from there in September 2010.
“On the other hand, owing to the fast runway period and restricted airfield services and products to be had, the operations of each civil airliners and armed forces airplane were restricted to day handiest,” it stated.
Beneath the aegis of the Indian Army, the Southern Naval Command took the initiative to conquer this limitation and in coordination with AAI and Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation, the maiden night time touchdown was once effectively performed, the discharge stated.
“As a part of the pains, a couple of approaches and landings had been performed from all sides of the runway to validate suitability for operations.”
“The a hit night time trials would pave the way in which for long term operations of Dornier 228 airplane from this airfield via night time which is able to spice up Indian Army’s efforts in opposition to round-the-clock maritime surveillance and improve to the islands,” it stated.
KOCHI: An air squadron of the Indian Army based totally right here performed its maiden night time touchdown via Dornier airplane on the Agatti airfield in Lakshadweep islands on Friday as a part of its efforts in opposition to round-the-clock maritime surveillance and improve to the islands.
The night time time workout was once performed via the Army’s INAS 550 air squadron ” to reinvigorate and re-emphasise India’s maritime moorings” as a part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to have a good time the seventy fifth anniversary of Indian independence, a Defence unlock stated on Friday.
The Agatti atoll, the place the lone airstrip of the island archipelago is situated, is set 460 km west of Kochi within the Arabian Sea, the discharge stated.
The airfield operated via the Airport Authority of India (AAI) was once inaugurated in April 1988 for operation of Dornier 228 airplane, it stated and added that ATR 72 planes started operations from there in September 2010.
“On the other hand, owing to the fast runway period and restricted airfield services and products to be had, the operations of each civil airliners and armed forces airplane were restricted to day handiest,” it stated.
Beneath the aegis of the Indian Army, the Southern Naval Command took the initiative to conquer this limitation and in coordination with AAI and Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation, the maiden night time touchdown was once effectively performed, the discharge stated.
“As a part of the pains, a couple of approaches and landings had been performed from all sides of the runway to validate suitability for operations.”
“The a hit night time trials would pave the way in which for long term operations of Dornier 228 airplane from this airfield via night time which is able to spice up Indian Army’s efforts in opposition to round-the-clock maritime surveillance and improve to the islands,” it stated.