Rajnath Singh inaugurates emergency landing strip for IAF, to induct MRSAM missile next

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility for the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of National Highway (NH) 925A along with Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Rajnath Singh hailed the “great feat” and said that the NHAI is preparing emergency landing fields at 20 locations and also constructing helipads in many other regions. “This emergency landing field and the three helipads will not only be useful in the time of war but to carry out rescue and relief operations during any natural disaster,” he said. Later in the day, Singh will also be inducting the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM)/Barak-8 weapons system for the IAF in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer.