This time in the main parade of the Republic Day, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will showcase the power of its fighter planes by making a special vermilion formation in the sky. This formation will include Rafale, Sukhoi-30 MKI, MiG-29 as well as Jaguar fighter jet. Those fighter jets which took part in Operation Sindoor will fly in the Sindoor formation.
Let us tell you that this year a total of 30 tableaux of 17 states and union territories and 13 central government departments will also participate in the Republic Day Parade on the duty path.
According to the information, this formation will include 2 Rafale fighter jets, 2 Sukhoi-30 fighter jets, 2 MiG-29 fighter jets and 1 Jaguar fighter aircraft. This time the theme of the Air Force tableau was 'from struggle to nation building'. We have interacted with officers and young officers of the marching contingent of the Indian Air Force.
This time around 29 aircraft and helicopters are taking part in the parade. Tejas aircraft have not taken part in the Republic Day parade this time. This time, Dhwaja, Prahar, Sindoor, Garuda, Arjan, Varun, Vajrang, Vijay formations will be shown in the parade.
4 Mi-17 IV helicopters will fly under flag (DHWAJ) formation in the flypast.
After this, 3 ALH (Advanced Light Helicopters) will fly in VIC formation under the call sign Prahar.
This time the most talked about formation will be SINDOOR. This will include 2 Rafale, 2 MiG-29, 2 Sukhoi-30 and 1 Jaguar. This formation will give the message of the strike capability of the Air Force by flying in spearhead formation.
ARJAN formation will be visible in Block-II of the aerial display. This will include 1 C-130 and 2 C-295. This formation will show the rapid deployment and logistics strength of the Air Force.
1 P-8I under call sign VARUNA to show strength of maritime security
And 2 Sukhoi-30 will be included. This formation will demonstrate India's surveillance and response capability in the maritime domain.
Another big attraction of the flypast will be the Vajraang formation, in which 6 Rafale fighter jets will fly in Arrowhead formation.
The flypast will conclude with the Vijay (VIJAY) formation, which will become a symbol of the country's military strength and confidence.
This year, a total of 30 tableaux from 17 states and union territories and 13 central government departments will participate in the Republic Day Parade on the Path of Duty. The theme of these tableaux has been kept as 'Vande Mataram, the mantra of independence and Self-reliant India'. Last time, Delhi's tableau was selected for the Republic Day Parade, the main theme of which was 'Quality Education'.
With the main theme focusing on 150 years of Vande Mataram and self-reliant India, 30 tableaux of states, union territories and ministries will showcase unity, self-reliance and inclusive national progress.
Air Force Headquarters, Naval Headquarters, Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of AYUSH, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will also present their tableaus.
