Watch: Indian Air Force fighter jets land on Purvanchal Expressway

The Indian Air Force fighter jet and transport aircraft performed an emergency exercise on the Purvanchal expressway airstrip on Saturday.

Speaking to ANI, District Magistrate Sultanpur Jasjeet Kaur said, "Around 10 jets and aircraft performed a touch-and-go exercise on the airstrip in which one AN32 (Transport aircraft) completely landed on the airstrip."

She said that the Mirage fighter jet, Jaguar jet and Antonov AN32 were part of the exercise.

"Today's IAF emergency exercise was performed in the presence of senior IAF officials and ground staff. Mirage fighter jet, Jaguar jet and Antonov AN32 were part of today's exercise," said Jasjeet Kaur

She further said Sukhoi was also part of today's exercise but due to bad weather conditions in Bareilly, it couldn't make for today's event as it was scheduled from Bareilly.

For today's event, an area of 5 kilometres of Purvanchal expressway near Sultanpur was under repair since June 11, all the dividers were removed from the area of the airstrip for the safe and secure landing-and-go of aircraft.

The first IAF exercise on the Purvanchal expressway was performed on November 16,
2021, just before the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.