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Beijing [China], March 8 (ANI): The People's Liberation Army's (PLA's) Tibet Military Command is enhancing the intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities of its border defence troops amid heightened tensions between Beijing and New Delhi over a border dispute in the Himalayas, reported the UK-based Janes Information Group citing Chinese state-owned media.
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PLA enhancing ISTAR capabilities of border defence troops in Tibet
05 March 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez & James Edwards
Chinese state-owned media revealed on 5 March that the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Tibet Military Command is enhancing the intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities of its border defence troops amid heightened tensions between Beijing and New Delhi over a border dispute in the Himalayas.
Video footage released by the China Central Television 7 (CCTV 7) channel shows PLA Ground Force (PLAGF) units using what appear to be two recently delivered sensor systems at the Xiao border post, which is located near the Indian border at an altitude of 4,400 m above sea level.
Rezaul H Laskar for Hindustan Times. Read the article here. Experts say the move comes in a bid to bolster connectivity and infrastructure for operations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
China is working on what appears to be a major military logistics hub at Xigatse in Tibet, acc