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Deployment Of Attack Helos, Fighters In Ladakh Deterred China; Heavy-Lift Fleet Helped In Unprecedented Mobilisation: IAF Chief
by Swarajya Staff - Feb 3, 2021 12:12 PM
Apache Helicopter of Indian Air Force (Livefist)
Snapshot
IAF Chief says Indiaâs fleet of heavy-lift transport aircraft played a critical role in enabling Indiaâs strong response in eastern Ladakh.
The deployment of attack helicopters and fighters in the Ladakh sector acted as a credible deterrent against China, the Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF),
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has said in an interview.
The IAF has deployed its US-built Apache attack helicopters in Ladakh and is also operating two indigenously built Light Combat Helicopter in the sector. MiG-29 and Su-30 MKI fighters have also been deployed in the sector and the newly inducted Rafales of the IAF have also been spotted flying in Ladakh.
Updated Jan 23, 2021 | 18:47 IST
Last month, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria had said that any “serious conflict” with India is not good for China at the global front. IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, on Saturday, said that India “can also be aggressive” if China tries to get aggressive along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
“If they can be aggressive, we can also be aggressive,” the IAF chief said when asked about the possibility of the Chinese aggression at the LAC.
Last month, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria had said that any “serious conflict” with India is not good for China at the global front.
Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria Visits Ladakh To Review Security Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria Visits Ladakh To Review Security The Chief of Air Staff interacted with field commanders and was briefed on the operational readiness as well as the status of deployment of forces at the high-altitude airbases, they said.
At Daulat Beg Oldie, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria laid a wreath in honour of the fallen heroes.
New Delhi:
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Monday visited the strategically located Daulat Beg Oldie, Thoise and Nyoma advanced landing strips in Ladakh and undertook a comprehensive review of the IAF s preparedness in the region in view of the eight-month-long border standoff between India and China, officials said.
NEW DELHI, Jan 11:
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat is on a visit to Ladakh to review the country’s overall military preparedness as thousands of Indian and Chinese troops remained deployed in a high state of combat readiness in various mountainous locations in the region amid the eight-month-long border standoff.
Official sources said today that Gen Rawat will be briefed by Lt Gen PGK Menon, the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps, popularly known as Fire and Fury Corps, and other senior military officials on the dynamic security matrix in eastern Ladakh.
The visit of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to Ladakh comes days after he toured several key installations including “forward most air maintained” posts in Dibang Valley, Lohit sector and Subansiri Valley near the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh.