सुर्यकिरण - Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT)
Surya Kiran ("Rays of the Sun") is an aerobatics demonstration team of the Indian Air Force. The team perfoms with six Hawk Mk 132 aircrafts. It is a part of 52nd Squadron of IAF based at Bidar with a motto सदैव सर्वोत्तम (Always the best).
Thanks to one of the best aerobatic team for this.
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Suryakiran team performing at Aero India 2017, Bengaluru |
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With Squadron leader, Wing commander - Ajit Kulkarni |
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With team pilots |
More about Suryakiarn Aerobatic Team (SKAT) :
The Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) was formed in 1996 to serve as the "Ambassadors of the Indian Air Force" and to "showcase the professionalism, the caliber and the mettle of the Indian Air Force".
In May 1996, Wg Cdr Kuldeep Malik, and his team was given the task to form a formation aerobatic team. The team has since performed numerous demonstrations in various parts of the country and abroad, and was amongst the renowned nine-aircraft public display aerobatic teams in the world. The squadron was primarily composed of the HAL HJT-16 Kiran Mk.2 military trainer aircraft and are based at the Bidar Air Force Station in Karnataka.
The team is now back with 6 - Hawk Mk 132 aircrafts
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