Video: IAF conducts emergency landing drill on Purvanchal Expressway in UP to test readiness

IAF drill on Purvanchal Expressway: The exercise showcased IAF's operational resilience while boosting its capability to perform operations even during non-availability of standard runways. It also demonstrated the professional flying skills of its aircrew and the capability of its ground crew in activating such expressway airstrips at a short notice.

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday in order to test its wartime operational capability activated ‘Emergency Landing Facility’ (ELF) on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district. The exercise was performed to bolster IAF’s defence readiness.

The takeoff and landing........

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