NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEP 24
The National Defence Academy (NDA), an iconic institution and a global brand of excellence in the sphere of military education, announced on Friday that C-130 aircraft landed on its airfield on Thursday for the first time..
National Defence Academy….Cradle of #Leadership
To enhance #operations at airfield to transport ✈, trials were done by landing C-130 ✈ at #NDA for 1st time on 23 Sep 21
With successful landing & takeoff, this milestone will go long way for military aviation pic.twitter.com/3eDynfrHjG
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) September 23, 2021
The NDA has a full-fledged Airfield where the Air Force cadets undergo training in the Super Dimona aircraft. The airfield is also used for routine training and operational missions by the Mi 17 1V Medium Lift Helicopters, Chetaks and Army ALHs.
In order to enhance the operations envelope of the airfield to transport aircraft also, trials were undertaken by the pilots of the C-130 Aircraft by landing at the National Defence Academy for the first time on Thursday.
With the successful landing and takeoff, the classification of the airfield being capable of hosting air operations by frontline transport aircraft of the IAF has been ratified. This milestone will go a long way in use of the airfield for both training and operational military aviation.