IAF's Sarang Helicopter Team Arrives in Egypt for El Alamein International Airshow

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The Indian Air Force's Sarang Helicopter Display Team has reached Egypt for the 2nd edition of the El Alamein International Airshow, held from 8 to 10 September 2026 at El Alamein International Airport.
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The team flies the indigenously designed and manufactured Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv and is described by the IAF as the world's only five-helicopter display team.
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It will fly its signature 'Dolphin Leap' and debut a new manoeuvre, the 'Spot Stall Turn'.

●Sarang Helicopter Display Team: the Indian Air Force's helicopter aerobatic team, formed in October 2003 and based at Air Force Station Sulur, Tamil Nadu; 'Sarang' means peacock.
●Aircraft: the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, designed and built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited — first flown in 1992 and inducted into service in 2002.
●Event: 2nd edition of the El Alamein International Airshow, 8-10 September 2026, at El Alamein International Airport, Egypt.
●Manoeuvres on show: the team's signature 'Dolphin Leap' and a new 'Spot Stall Turn'.
●The IAF describes Sarang as the world's only five-helicopter display team; the deployment is framed as strengthening India-Egypt defence and diplomatic ties.
●El Alamein, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, gave its name to the Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October-4 November 1942), the turning point of the Second World War's North African campaign.
●India's other IAF display team is Surya Kiran, formed in 1996, flying nine BAE Hawk Mk 132 jets from Air Force Station Bidar, Karnataka.

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★SSC/Defence: which aircraft does the Indian Air Force's Sarang team fly, and which team flies the Hawk Mk 132?

Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv

HAL's indigenous twin-engine multi-role helicopter, first flown in 1992 and in service since 2002; the Sarang team's aircraft.

•Sarang: IAF helicopter display team, formed October 2003, based at Sulur, flies the ALH Dhruv.
•Surya Kiran: IAF jet aerobatic team, formed 1996, nine BAE Hawk Mk 132 aircraft, based at Bidar.
•El Alamein International Airshow, Egypt — 2nd edition held 8-10 September 2026.

•Keep the pair straight: Sarang flies helicopters (Dhruv, Sulur), Surya Kiran flies jets (Hawk Mk 132, Bidar). Exams swap the bases.

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