Lucknow, May 1 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to carry out trials on the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The IAF will showcase its operational readiness with take-off and landing exercises with its advanced fighter and transport aircraft, including the Rafale, Jaguar, and Mirage.

According to a release, the IAF will carry out these drills on Friday on a 3.5-kilometre-long airstrip in Shahjahanpur, part of the under-construction Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.

The exercise aims to assess the expressway's potential as an alternative runway during times of war or national emergencies.

"Notably, this will be the first airstrip in the country designed to support day and night landings of fighter aircraft, making it a s...