The most advanced fighter aircraft SU-30 MKI was inducted into Western Air Command in a formal ceremony at Air Force Station Halwara, on Tuesday. Halwara station, which is located at a strategic location in Punjab, is the base for 220 Squadron which is known as ‘Desert Tigers’.

Jalandhar Correspondent reports that the base is first one to be chosen to station SU-30 MKI in Western Air Command. The base was actively involved in both 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars.

Air Marshal Arup Raha, AOC-in-C Western Air Command was the chief guest for the induction ceremony. An impressive flypast by the SU-30s led by its Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Sharad Aneja, mesmerized everyone present there.

This frontline aircraft is all-weather air-dominance fighter with multi-role capability, which can undertake varied air combat and ground attack missions.