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Center-Left Owned by Siasat DailyIAF’s IL-76 makes world’s highest-ever landing at 13,600-ft Nyoma
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The Indian Air Force successfully landed a Russian‑origin IL‑76MD heavy‑lift transport at the Mudh‑Nyoma airbase in eastern Ladakh, touching down at an altitude of about 13,629 feet. The IAF said this is the highest‑altitude landing ever achieved by the IL‑76 anywhere in the world. Officials highlighted the feat as a historic record that demonstrates the aircraft’s versatility and the force’s ability to operate in some of the world’s most challenging and strategically sensitive terrain.
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left · 4 outlets
New Delhi: In a historic feat, a Russian-origin heavy-lift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully landed at the Nyoma air base in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of over 13,600 feet, achieving what the force described as the highest touchdown for the plane anywhere in the world…
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center · 5 outlets
New Delhi: An Indian Air Force transport aircraft of Russian origin successfully landed at the Nyoma air base in Ladakh, achieving what the force described as the highest altitude touchdown achieved by the plane anywhere in the world. The airbase is located at a height of around 13,000 ft and is at…
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right · 4 outlets
LADAKH: The Indian Air Force has landed an IL-76MD heavy-lift transport at the Mudh-Nyoma airbase in eastern Ladakh, a touchdown the service described as the highest-altitude landing ever achieved by the aircraft anywhere in the world. "An Indian Air Force IL-76MD has scripted history with a…
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New Delhi: In a historic feat, a Russian-origin heavy-lift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully landed at the Nyoma air base in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of over 13,600 feet, achieving what the force described as the highest touchdown for the plane anywhere in the world…
