PERSONS IN NEWS

French President          : Francois Hollande

Syrian President           : Bashar-Al-Assad

Indian Air Force Chief  : Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne
Brazil  President           : Dilma Rousseff
Somalia President        : Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III inducted into IAF(Indian Air Force)

v  Boeing C-17 Globemaster III –Heavy-lift transport aircraft inducted into Indian Air Force on 2 Sep 2013.

v  India procures it from the U.S

v  Helps IAF to swiftly move troops and tanks to battle fronts.

v  Capacity to ferry 150 fully geared troops.

v  Replaces Russian IL-76 as the biggest aircraft in IAF inventory.

v  Plane would be operated from advanced landing grounds in the North –East,High altitude bases in the north and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.