Air Officer Commanding in Chief AOC-in-C Eastern Command Air Marshal D K Patnaik, today flew a sortie SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft from Tezpur air base.

Defence spokesperson Wing Commander Sriprakash said the Eastern Commander of the Air Force during his Sorties visit to four north eastern states of Assam, Arunachal, Manipur and Nagaland by air .

Air Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Air Command Air Marshal DK Patnaik first time flew a sortie on the SU 30MKI over Assam, Arunachal, Manipur and Nagaland during an Inspection visit to Tezpur .He praised the Air Warriors and personnel for their dedication and professionalism .

This Sortie is strategic while there was a crisis in border between two nation in Eastern Ladakh sector . According to reports Chinese Fighter jets violation, breaching norms set to maintain peace and harmony on Line of Actual Control LAC .There was a reports that People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) recently started conducting a large scale air defence exercise near Indian territory after several rounds of military and diplomatic talk between two Nation for bring normalisation.