AGRA, Feb. 1 -- The newly-inducted C-295, a modern military transport aircraft, joined a flying squadron of the Central Air Command during a ceremony at the Air Force Station in Agra on Thursday. The event featured an impressive fly-past, with the new C-295 flanked in formation by two Su-30s, and was attended by various civil and military dignitaries, as per a press statement issued by public relation office for Defence on Friday.

The new aircraft was welcomed with a traditional 'water cannon salute' as it taxied into the squadron premises. It as a moment of pride for Air Force Station Agra to receive the first C-295 aircraft on the morning of January 30, 2025, in the presence of Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chie...