US EditionAssam’s NH-37 Turns Strategic as IAF Jets Land on Northeast’s First Highway Airstrip
- India is inaugurating its first Emergency Landing Facility in the Northeast on a 4.2-km stretch of NH-37 in Moran, Assam, near the Line of Actual Control, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to land there on February 14, 2026, in a C-130J Super Hercules during a large airshow.
- Around 16 Indian Air Force aircraft, including Rafale and Sukhoi jets and transport planes like the C-130J Super Hercules, are participating in the airshow to demonstrate the ELF's operational capabilities.
- This highway airstrip enhances India's combat readiness and strategic military preparedness by providing alternative runways in emergencies and is part of a national network with 28 ELF locations across India.
- The Dibrugarh ELF's strategic location improves national security, disaster preparedness, and rapid troop deployment in the Northeast, a region with challenging terrain and proximity to multiple international borders.
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PM Modi makes historic landing at Northeast’s first highway emergency landing facility
Earlier in the day, PM Narendra Modi arrived at the Chabua airfield, where he was received by Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and other senior state officials.
PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Northeast’s First Highway Airstrip in Assam on February 14, To Land on Emergency Airstrip in C-130J Super Hercules | 📰 LatestLY
On February 14, PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in Moran, Assam. The 4.2-km highway stretch on NH-127 successfully hosted trial landings for Rafale and Sukhoi jets today. PM Modi will arrive via an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, marking a major strategic boost near the LAC. 📰 PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Northeast’s First Highway Airstrip in Assam on February 14, To Land on Emergency A…
India's Air Force conducts a high-profile landing of Rafale and C-17 Globemaster aircraft on a newly converted highway strip close to the China border. The Indian Air Force is converting a highway into an emergency runway near the China border to allow fighter jets like Rafale and Globemaster to land.
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