Mid-air Refuelling Current Affairs, GK & News

Exercise Paschim Lehar

January 29, 2022

The Exercise Paschim Lehar is conducted to enhance the cooperation among the different naval commands in the Indian Navy. It involves Indian Army and Indian Air Force as well. Recently, the exercise was conducted in the west coast. About the exercise The exercise was held for twenty days. It was conducted to enhance the operational ..

Month: 

Category: 

Topics:  • • • • • • • • • • • • •

First wet mid-air refuelling of LCA Tejas successfully carried out using IL-78 MKI tanker

September 11, 2018

Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out first ever mid-air refuelling of indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-1 over Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. With this, India joins in elite group of countries which have successfully developed air-to-air refuelling system for military aircraft. LCA Tejas mid-air refuelling It was first wet mid-air refuelling of LCA Tejas ..

Month: 

Category: 

Topics:  • • • •

Indian Air Force successfully carries first-ever mid-air refuelling of LCA Tejas

September 6, 2018

Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully carried out first ever midair refuelling of indigenously developed light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas. The midair refuelling test conducted involved dry linkup, meaning no fuel was actually transferred between IAF Il-78 tanker and Tejas fighter jet through its air-to-air refuelling probe. Key Facts For this test, Russian-built IL-78 MKI ..

Month: 

Category: 

Topics:  • • •