IAF's 18 squadron 'flying bullet' to be operational amid tension from China
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, the Chief of the Air Force, will begin operations of 18 squadron 'Flying Bullets' of the Air Force on 27 May, amid the ongoing tension in the Indo-China Army on the border in Ladakh.
The event will be organized at Sulur Airforce Station near Coimbatore. This squadron will be equipped with LCA Tejas aircraft. This will be the second squadron of the Air Force to fly Tejas.
Air Force Squadron 18 was formed on 15 April 1965 with the motto 'rapid and fearless'. This squadron was flying MiG-27 aircraft before 15 April 2016. Squadron gets sullur on 1 April this year .
This squadron actively participated in the 1971 war with Pakistan and posthumously Flying Officer Nirmal Jeet Singh Sekhon was awarded the highest gallantry award 'Paramveer Chakra'. This squadron built and operated the first ground of the Defenders of Kashmir Valley in Srinagar.
Please tell that Tejas is an indigenous fourth generation tailless compound delta wing fighter aircraft.This fighter jet is equipped with fly-by-wire flight control system, integrated digital avionics, multimod radar. It is the lightest and smallest aircraft in its group of fourth generation supersonic fighter aircraft.
In the past, besides Ladakh, there was a clash between the soldiers of both countries along the border in Sikkim, after which the tension in the relationship between the two countries increased.
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