Defence Minister likely to fly sortie in Sukhoi 30MKI in Jodhpur

Article Posted on : - Jan 16, 2018

NEW DELHI (PTI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to fly a sortie in a Sukhoi 30MKI fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday in Jodhpur.

IAF sources said Sitharaman would visit the Jodhpur airbase, during which she would fly the sortie in the frontline fighter jet.

The Sukhoi 30MKI is a twin-engine fighter aircraft and has a two-seat cockpit.

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