Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Air Force Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria today inducted South India's first squadron of multirole Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets, modified to carry BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. The squadron will be based at the Air Force Base in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur and will provide the country with a new lethal weapons platform that will fulfil both aerial and maritime roles and guard the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
