IAF airlifts 4 cryogenic oxygen containers from Singapore

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday picked up four cryogenic containers from Singapore for storage of liquid oxygen, officials said.

The containers were airlifted from Singapore by C17 heavy-lift aircraft of the IAF.

The aircraft with four cryogenic oxygen containers landed at Panagarh



airbase in West Bengal at around 4:30 pm, the officials said.

"Four cryogenic oxygen containers have arrived in India at Panagarh airbase in West Bengal from Singapore. The containers were airlifted in an IAF C-17 aircraft from Changi Airport in Singapore earlier this morning," the Indian Air Force tweeted on Saturday.