 At Tezpur, located on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra in Upper Assam, newly commissioned ab-initio fighter pilots undergo fighter pilot training and on successful completion get inducted into various fighter squadrons in IAF.Majority of the fighter fleet of Eastern Air Command consists of MiG-21 and the MiG-27 ("Bahadur").The transport aircraft and helicopter of the Eastern Air Command are critical in the North-East India.