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New Delhi: The Indian Air Force carried out successful operations on an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) airstrip on the National Highway 16 near Andhra Pradeshs Addanki in Bapatla district Monday where Su-30 and Hawk fighters carried out overshoots during the activation..
ELF highway airstrips enhance the flexibility of air operations during contingencies and are invaluable assets during Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in far-flung areas...
The ELFs come in handy during emergency landings, which can be done by aircraft unable to return to the main base due to in-flight failures, a source said.. Further, ELFs help in carrying out speedy HADR operations, the source said, adding that this is done by undertaking rapid aerial deployment of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Relief Response Force (SDRF)...
The Air Force in a statement Tuesdaysaid that the activation showcased the high-level of synergy and liaison between civil agencies, such as National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), district administration, state police and the IAF towards the conduct of complex multifaceted activities...
It has identified 28 locations across the country where ELFs are planned for construction, including five in Assam, four in West Bengal, three each in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan, two each in Bihar, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, and Tamil Nadu, and one each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab...
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