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IAF tests fighter takeoffs on expressway airstrip in Uttar Pradesh closing roads for two days
Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
A highway becomes a runway as jets do touch-and-go
The Indian Air Force is conducting a two-day emergency preparedness exercise on an airstrip along Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur. Fighter jets will carry out touch-and-go operations, effectively treating the expressway corridor as an alternate runway. Security has been tightened and a 12-km stretch of the highway is temporarily closed for traffic to support the drill and boost operational readiness.
- IAF is running a two-day emergency preparedness exercise in Sultanpur
- Fighter jets will perform touch-and-go operations on the expressway airstrip
- A 12-km highway stretch is temporarily closed as security ramps up
- The drill is aimed at improving readiness using expressways as alternate runways
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