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New Delhi, May 21: Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully exercised trial run for an aircraft landing carried out on Yamuna Expressway in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. A Mirage 2000 fighter plane of IAF landed twice on Agra-Lucknow expressway from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick-off his government’s celebration to commemorate the completion of first year of NDA Government on May 25. Modi will also address a rally there. Also Read - Pakistan Extends Airspace Ban, Asks India to Withdraw Fighter Jets From Forward Airbases

After the successful trial, the Yamuna Expressway seems all set to become a road runway for fighter planes of the IAF, a first for military aviation in the country. The landing of Mirage aircraft was a part of testing whether the highway is feasible for landing in case of emergency. (Also read: Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi SU-30 combat jet crashes in Assam, pilots safe)

According to the reports, the IAF had sent a proposal to the state government after ascertaining details of the Agra-Lucknow expressway. The IAF is also ready to bear the cost of the project. Few countries including China and Pakistan have road runways, but India still doesn’t. Road runways assume importance if airbases are attacked during war time.