The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), a premier military certification agency, has cleared the use of indigenously produced bio-fuel for use in the military aircraft.
The Indian Air Force is expected to use bio fuel for its transport fleet and helicopters following this clearance.
In a first for the Republic Day parade, the IAF flew an An-32 aircraft in 'vic' & ‘satluj’ formation, whose lead plane used a mix of traditional and biofuel during the grand event.
The bio-jet fuel has been produced from seeds of Jatropha plant sourced from Chhattisgarh and processed at CSIR-IIP’s lab at Dehradun.