In a first, women Agniveer to be part of IAF band...

Key Highlights

• Sqn Ld Nikita Choudhary, Flt Lt Prakhar Chandrakar and Flt Lt Dinesh Murali will be serving as supernumerary officers in the IAF contingent.
• A total of 29 aircraft — 16 fighter aircraft, four transport aircraft and nine helicopters will be part of the two-phase flypast at the parade, with a total of eight formations, a senior official of the IAF said.
• The official said the first phase will be alongside the parade with four formations and the remaining four formations after the end of the parade, including a special spearhead formation during the parade to mark “the success of Operation Sindoor” conducted in May last year.
• Air Commodore Imran H Zaidi, from the Directorate of Ceremonial at Air Headquarters, said the 75-member IAF band will consist of 66 Agniveer and the rest will be air warriors.
• The 66 Agniveer will include nine women Agniveer, and this will be the first time they will be part of the IAF band in the parade, he said.