Indian Republic Day 2009

by Larkins Dsouza on January 26, 2009 | | Share | | Bookmark on Delicious

India show cased it’s military power this year in it’s republic day parade. The main attractions were of Indian Airforce inventory. India show cased a mock-up of yet-to-inducted Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The new AWACS from Israeli Aerospace Industries will fitted on a Russian made IL-76 aircraft as it’s base.

There were also fly-past featuring helicopters Mi-17IV and Mi-35, transport aircraft IL-76, AN-32 and Dorniers, a tanker aircraft IL-78, fighters Su-30MKI, Jaguar, BAE System’s Hawk and MiG-29.

India’s indigenously built Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter, Rohini 3D radars and Agni-III also were in the display.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was the Chief Guest at this year’s parade. He’s on a two-day visit to India, during which several agreements between India and France have been signed. They include pacts on defence and civil nuclear cooperation, transfer of technology trade and education.

4 Responses to “Indian Republic Day 2009”

  1. Salman on January 27th, 2009 at 11:25 am

    This years Chief Guest was Kazakh President. Sarkozy was chief guest last year.

  2. Pratik Sawerdekar on January 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pm

    Salman is right [:)]BR/BR/-Pratik Sawerdekar

  3. Pratik Sawerdekar on January 28th, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    Salman is right [:)]

  4. Larkins on January 28th, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    Sorry my bad… Salman and Pratik are right… It was Kazakhistan’s President Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev who was the chief guest..BR/BR/Sorry again for the wrong information.


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