IAF chief went to Leh to review tensions in Ladakh, close to China

New Delhi, ANI. Relations between India and China have been strained by the bloody clash between India and China in the Galvan Valley of Ladakh a few days ago. Meanwhile, Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria reached Leh on a two-day tour. Here he reviewed the airbases of Leh and Srinagar. Both these airbases are important for any operation in every sense. At the same time, Indian fighter jets have been sent to further airfields with this tour. 

Following the tension on the border with China, the Air Force has moved its various goods, including fighter jets, to further bases and airfields. Violent clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers took place on 15 June in Galvan, Ladakh. During this time, 20 soldiers of our country were martyred. 

Officials of India and China are constantly in talks to reduce tension. The result was that China had captured 10 Indian soldiers, where they have been released … and now the visit of Leh and Kashmir is considered to be important between the talks of the army chief. It is being told that he will take stock of India’s military bases during this tour. This is the reason that along with his tour, fighter aircraft are also being deployed at the airbase near the border.

10,000 Chinese soldiers

Government sources told ANI, ‘The Air Force chief was on a two-day visit where he checked the operational readiness of all the platforms in view of the Chinese invasion with the LAC in eastern Ladakh, where more than 10,000 troops were mobilized by China is.’

Sources said that on the first day of his visit, the Chief was in Leh on 17 June and from there he went to Srinagar airbase on 18 June. These two bases are closest to the eastern Ladakh region and are most suited to any fighter aircraft operation in the mountainous region and also keep a clear eye on the Chinese.

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When asked by the Air Force Chief to confirm the visit to Leh and Srinagar, IAF spokesman Wing Commander Indranil Nandi refused to say anything. No Comments Meanwhile, the Air Force has moved its vital goods to advanced positions including Sukhoi-30 MKI, Mirage 2000 and Jaguar fighter aircraft fleet where they can fly in a very short period of time.

To provide air support to Indian Army personnel in the eastern Ladakh sector, American Apache helicopters have been deployed in areas close to the areas where the troops are being processed. Chinook helicopters have been deployed in and around Leh airbase to provide rapid army transport and inter-valley troop transfer capability, if such a situation arises there. Mi-17V5 medium-lift helicopters are also playing an active role in the field of troops and material transport.