Article Posted on : - Dec 09, 2012

The Su-30 fighter jet. An IAF photo

JODHPUR (PTI): Australian air chief Air Marshal Geoffrey Brown Friday tried his hand on India's frontline fighter plane Su-30 during his two-day visit here.

Jodhpur air base has one squadron of Sukhoi deployed last year, and is to receive one more squadron soon.

"He (Brown) flew it over the base as a small sortie and landed on the base expressing his pleasure with the experience," a source said.

Brown had landed at Jodhpur air base with a six-member delegation on Thursday evening, with a view to discuss the issues of common interest with air commodore of Jodhpur air force station R N Gaekwad and visit the air force station of Jodhpur.