'Eye in the sky' aircraft flypast for 1st time on R-Day
Indigenously developed surveillance aircraft 'Netra', also known as 'eye in the sky', flew over Rajpath for the first time as part of the Republic Day parade. Netra is an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft with a 200-km range, and was inducted by the IAF last year. A total of 38 aircraft were part of this year's flypast.  