Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi took a sortie in the trainer version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter aircraft on Sunday.
The first ever flight by two serving chiefs together in an indigenous fighter aircraft took place at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru during the Aero India-2025.
Following the flight, General Dwivedi called it the best moment in his life adding that had he joined Air Force, he would have been fighter pilot.
“It was the best moment in my life and as you are aware the Air Chief Marshal is my coursemate,” General Dwivedi told reporters after the sortie.
#WATCH | #AeroIndia2025 | Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi took a sortie in the trainer version of the LCA Tejas fighter aircraft at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru
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“We have been together from the NDA (National Defence Academy) days. I wish he had met me earlier and I would definitely have changed my option to the Air Force. As I have said earlier, also if I had gone to the Air Force, I would have been a fighter pilot,” he said.
“And I must say that from today onwards, the Air Chief Marshal AP Singh is my guru because he made me do a lot of roles and other activities while in the sky,” General Dwivedi added.
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The Army Chief extended gratitude to the Indian Air Force as he stated that he enjoyed the sortie as it carried a great challenge. “I am very much grateful to the IAF and I must admire the kind of challenge the pilots of the IAF take it takes a great synergetic approach from all of us and I am sure that it is a good start for the Aero India-2025,” he said.
LCA Tejas is an Indigenous combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy.
