New Delhi: A new Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft squadron is being inducted at Thanjavur which will help enhance the operational capability of IAF.
“In Thanjavur, we are forming a new Su-30 squadron that will primarily have a maritime role. They will be the part of southern air command and will add huge capacity from the point of view of operational capability,” said Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria.
“It will also have offensive and defensive roles that these aircraft can perform,” said Bhadauria.
On Wednesday, the 222 Squadron ‘the Tigersharks’ of Indian Air Force was resurrected with state of the art Su-30 MKI Multirole Fighter aircraft.