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Saturday, June 01, 2013

India inducts Swiss-made basic trainer aircraft into service

Pilatus PC-7In its quest to modernise its armed forces, India on Friday unveiled and inducted Pilatus, PC 7 Mk II aircraft into the service.

The basic trainer aircraft was unveiled by Minister of State (MoS) for Defence, Jitendra Singh at the Indian Air Force's premier air defence academy located in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.

He said, "Imparting high quality flying training to our budding pilots will ensure proficient handling of more sophisticated fighter aircraft in their demanding roles."

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