IAF's frontline war machines Rafale, Sukhoi-30 MKI, Apache, Tejas, Gajraj to showcase its firepower on IAF Day 2020
Ritesh K Srivastava
| Oct 06, 2020, 12:02 PM IST
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Indian Air Force's lethal war machines to display its firepower on IAF Day
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The Indian Air Force Day will be celebrated on October 8. On this day, IAF's frontline warplanes like Rafale, Su-30MKI, Apache, Tejas, 'Gajraj' will showcase its lethal firepower. 56 aircraft, including 19 fighters and seven transport aircraft along with 19 helicopters, would be taking part in aerial display during this year's Air Force Day Parade, according to a press release by the IAF.
The Rafale fighter aircraft would fly in the ‘Vijay’ formation along with the Jaguars and then in the ‘Transformer’ formation with the Sukhoi-30 MKI and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter aircraft during the IAF Day parade this year.
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SU-30MKI - The twinjet multirole air superiority aircraft of the IAF
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Mi-35: The twin-engine turboshaft, assault, anti-armour helicopter
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C-17 “Globemaster”- IAF's high-wing, 4-engine, military-transport aircraft
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C-130J: IAF's four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft
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Rafale - IAF's 4.5 generation, twin-engine omnirole, air supremacy fighter
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AH-64E Apache - The twin-turbo shaft attack helicopter of IAF
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LCA “Tejas”: The multirole, supersonic light combat aircraft.of IAF
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Mi-17 V5 - IAF's medium-lift, armed assault helicopter
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Gajraj - IAF's four-engine, multi-purpose, turbofan strategic airlifter
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