Jodhpur: The Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, General David L Goldfein, flew the 'Made in India' light combat aircraft Tejas in Jodhpur on Saturday.
With this he became the first foreign military chief to fly the LCA that has been in the making for 30 years and seen criticism about its performance.
"General David L Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, is on an official visit to India. He flew a sortie in '#MadeinIndia' LCA Tejas aircraft at AF Stn Jodhpur today," the IAF said on Twitter.
General David L Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, is on an official visit to India. He flew a sortie in '#MadeinIndia' LCA Tejas aircraft at AF Stn Jodhpur today. pic.twitter.com/UQB7Rvl1PJ— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) February 3, 2018
Goldfein is a command pilot with 4200 flying hours under his belt. He has flown in the Gulf war and in Afghanistan as well. His co-pilot on the flight was Air Vice Marshal AP Singh.
Goldfein along with General Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Commander of US Pacific Air Force, landed in New Delhi on Thursday to boost military ties between the two nations and has had several rounds of discussion with key functionaries of the IAF, including Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa.
The first squadron of Tejas was inducted into the IAF in July 2016.
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