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Article: IAF needs to test its capabilities in foreign lands: Naik Meenakshi Ganjoo Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug 16 (PTI) -- With India's zone of influence now expanding beyond the its mainland, it is important for its air force to test its capabilities in far away and varied environments, Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal P V Naik has said.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- August 16, 2008
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IAF needs to test its capabilities in foreign lands: Naik Meenakshi Ganjoo Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug 16 (PTI) -- With India's zone of influence now expanding beyond the its mainland, it is important for its air force to test its capabilities in far away and varied environments, Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal P V Naik has said.
Speaking at the Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada, where IAF is participating in the prestigious Red Flag war games , Naik said by participating in this exercise, "We want to check whether we are capable of projecting power over that kind of distances if not more." "Secondly, we want to test our logistic and ...