Video: President Droupadi Murmu Flies In Fighter Jet From Assam's Tezpur

In 2009, former president Pratibha Patil had flown in the frontline fighter aircraft.

President Droupadi Murmu today took her maiden fighter jet flight. She was seen wearing an anti-gravity suit before stepping into a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam, a strategic air base.

The President, currently on a visit to Assam, is the Supreme Commander of the three services.

In 2009, former president Pratibha Patil had flown in the frontline fighter aircraft.

The Sukhoi-30 MKI is a twin-seater multirole fighter jet developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's aerospace giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.