NEW DELHI: On the Indian Air Force’s 91st anniversary, we present an interview with two air warriors, Group Captain Ankit Raj Singh, Commanding Officer, No. 77 Squadron(Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules) and Wing Commander Bharat Bhandari, Flight Commander, No. 81 Squadron (Boeing C-17 Globemaster III). Amitabh P. Revi speaks to the IAF officers on Operation Kaveri and its subset Op Wadi in Sudan during the ongoing civil war, Op Dost in Syria after the February 2023 earthquake in that country and Türkiye, Op Devi Shakti from Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover in August 2021 and the challenges and opportunities for the IAF’s heavy-lift and transport aircraft.
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