Author: Lt Gen PC Katoch, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VM, SC (Retd)
The mainstays of our paratroop operations from fixed wing aircraft are the An-32, Il-76 aircraft and the C-130s. The recently acquired C-17 Globemaster aircraft are for strategic airlift and not for paradropping in the Tactical Battle Area (TBA).