Indian Republic Day 2009
Created by Larkins Dsouza on January 26th, 2009 4 Comments »
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.
This years Chief Guest was Kazakh President. Sarkozy was chief guest last year.
Salman is right [:)]BR/BR/-Pratik Sawerdekar
Salman is right [:)]
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.