Indian Air Force jets’ landing drills on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

Indian Air Force holds a touch down excersice at Agra Express way on Tuesday. Today hercules aircraft,Sukhoi,Jaguaar,Miraj and garud commando force also took part in Excersice. Express photo by Vishal Srivastav

The crew that emerged from C-130 ‘Super Hercules', later deployed a ramp to roll-out a camouflaged Gypsy. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastav)

IAF's Jaguars, Mirage 2000s and Sukhoi 30s manoeuvred a 'touch and go' exercise (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastav)

Special Forces of the IAF known as 'Garud Commando Force' also participated in the exercise. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastav)

The IAF had conducted a similar exercise in 2016 to mark the opening of the Expressway. Express photo by Vishal Srivastav 24.10.2017

IAF’s C-130 ‘Super Hercules’, a Rs 900-crore transport carrier, was the first to arrive on the expressway. While the aircraft was still in motion, Garud commandos disembarked from the C-130 to secure the landing strip. Excersice.Express photo by Vishal Srivastav 24.10.2017

The IAF’s Jaguars, Mirage 2000s and Sukhoi 30s were also part of the exercise but did not land on the airstrip. Express photo by Vishal Srivastav

n order to ensure smooth conduct of the drill, authorities imposed traffic restrictions on the Expressway for the general public on Monday and Tuesday. Express photo by Vishal Srivastav 24.10.2017

The 30T2-kilometre, six-lane, expressway — India’s longest — was inaugurated by the then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Expressway, Akhilesh’s pet project, had taken a record two years to build. Express photo by Vishal Srivastav 24.10.2017