President Murmu undertakes sortie in indigenous LCH Prachand at Air Force Station Jaisalmer

February 27, 2026 2:30 PM

President Murmu undertakes sortie in indigenous LCH Prachand at Air Force Station Jaisalmer

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday undertook a sortie in the indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand at Air Force Station Jaisalmer. The mission was carried out in a two-aircraft LCH formation. The President flew in the lead aircraft alongside Group Captain Nayan Shantilal Bahua. The second aircraft was flown by Chief of Air Staff AP Singh and Group Captain A. Mahendra. During the approximately 25-minute sortie, the helicopters flew over prominent landmarks including Gadi...

President Murmu to take sortie in Rafale on Oct 29

October 28, 2025 10:38 PM

President Murmu to take sortie in Rafale on Oct 29

President Droupadi Murmu will take a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet in Haryana's Ambala on Wednesday. "The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, will visit Ambala, Haryana tomorrow where she will take a sortie in Rafale," said a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. On April 8, 2023, the President took a sortie in a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station, Assam. Earlier in the day, President Murmu inaugurated the opening plenary of the Eighth Session...