IAF to operationalise new fighter airfield along Pak border

India will operationalise a new airfield for its fighter jets in the Rajasthan desert along the borders with Pakistan in an effort to bridge the air defence gap in the western sector.The new airfield at Phalodi will be capable of operating all types of fighter, transport and rotary wing aircraft, IAF officials said.IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal PV Naik will inaugurate the airfield on Tuesday, that would be just 102 km away from the international border with Pakistan, they said.The airfield,....




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