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Indian Air Force to house Sukhoi squadron in Thanjavur
DC | S. Sujatha | 19th May 2013

Chennai: Thanjavur, which was only known for the big temple and pilgrim spots, has now found a place on world’s military map. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has upgraded the decades old airstrip into a modern one to house Sukhoi-30 MK-I fighter squadron.

Experts say Thanjavur airspace is uninterrupted and so it will be an ideal location to base the fighter planes. Sukhoi squadrons are currently present in Pune, Bareilly, Tezpur, Chabua, Halwara and Jodhpur.
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Thanjavur liegt im Südosten, im Bundesstaat Tamil Nadu etwa 150 km gegenüber Jaffna (Sri Lanka) Erstaunlich - ich hatte eigentlich gedacht, dass die Inder ihre kampfkräftigsten Flugzeuge im Einsatzbereich zu China und Pakistan stationieren.
Sollten die Inder da vorbauen, weil sich China in Sri Lanka ... interessiert?