{"id":20727,"date":"2026-02-27T21:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=20727"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:01:57","slug":"the-president-of-india-smt-droupadi-murmu-undertook-a-sortie-in-the-indigenous-light-combat-helicopter-prachand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=20727","title":{"rendered":"The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter PRACHAND"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-center event-heading-background\">\n<h2 id=\"Titleh2\">PRESIDENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKES A SORTIE IN THE INDIGENOUS LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER PRACHAND AT AIR FORCE STATION JAISALMER<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"Subtitleh3\"><span id=\"ltrSubtitle\"><br \/>\nSORTIE IN PRACHAND HAS FILLED ME WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PRIDE IN THE NATION&#8217;S DEFENCE CAPABILITIES: PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"PrDateTime\" class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\">Posted On: 27 FEB 2026 12:39PM by PIB Delhi<\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\"><\/div>\n<p>The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter PRACHAND at Air Force Station Jaisalmer, Rajasthan today (February 27, 2026). Earlier, she undertook sorties in Sukhoi 30 MKI and Rafale in 2023 and 2025, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Presidentpic127022026DI7D.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The mission was undertaken as a two-aircraft LCH formation. President Droupadi Murmu flew in the lead aircraft with Gp Capt Nayan Shantilal Bahua, while Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Gp Capt A Mahendra flew as Number 2 in the second aircraft. During the approximately 25-minute mission, they flew over Gadisar Lake and Jaisalmer Fort and attacked a Tank Target.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Presidentpic227022026Y24D.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later in the visitor\u2019s book, the President expressed her feelings by writing a brief note in which she said, \u201cThe sortie in India&#8217;s indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter &#8216;Prachand&#8217; is an enriching experience for me. This sortie has filled me with a renewed sense of pride in the nation&#8217;s defence capabilities. I congratulate the Indian Air Force and the entire team of Air Force Station Jaisalmer for successfully organising this sortie\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Presidentpic327022026QYC8.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the evening, the President will witness the Indian Air Force&#8217;s Exercise Vayu Shakti at Jaisalmer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Presidentpic427022026U6MA.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKES A SORTIE IN THE INDIGENOUS LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER PRACHAND AT AIR FORCE STATION JAISALMER SORTIE IN PRACHAND HAS FILLED ME WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PRIDE IN THE NATION&#8217;S DEFENCE CAPABILITIES: PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU Posted On: 27 FEB 2026 12:39PM by PIB Delhi The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu undertook &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20729,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20727\/revisions\/20729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}