Air Force Third Sukhoi Squadron to be Based out of Pune

Lohegaon Air Force base
Multi-role strike fighter squadrons of Sukhoi 30MKI, which had moved out of Lohegaon Air Force station have now returned in style — after a successful Red Flag excercise in the US - 'Times of India' reported Sunday.

In the next few months, the fleet will be enforced with a third squadron, making it one of the strongest airbases in the western region. Although the squadrons returned from Jodhpur a few weeks ago Saturday's comeback was more apt following the multinational air exercise in the US.

The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of South Western Air Command (SWAC), Air Marshal K.D. Singh said that the Lohegaon Air Force base will get a new Su-30 MKI squadron by Dec 2009.

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