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Monday, June 25, 2007

New Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Squadron To Be Stationed At Lohegaon Base, Pune


The 'Indian Express' quotes Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of South Western Air Command (SWAC), Air Marshal K D Singh saying that the Lohegaon Air Force base will get a new Su-30 MKI squadron by April 2008.

The comment was made in Pune on Friday (22nd June 2007).

"Pune was primarily developed as a base for the Sukhois and a lot of investment has gone into this," Singh said. Currently, the Lohegaon Air Force base has two squadrons of Su-30 MKI-Lightnings and Rhinos. The Su-30 MKIs will roll out from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited factory at Nasik. Recently, the Jaguar Squadron was shifted and located to Jamnagar airbase in Gujarat for strategic reasons.

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