China Is Deploying Frontline Planes Near The Border
China is deploying frontline planes near the border of Eastern Ladakh, Indian Army is on alert at India China Border.
The Chinese Air Force is continuously deploying two dozen or more frontline aircraft near the eastern Ladakh border.
According to government sources, the Chinese Air Force has now stationed 25 of its frontline fighters at Hatton airport, including their J-11 and J-20 fighters.
China is building new airfields close to Indian territory.
According to sources, China had earlier deployed contingents of MiG-21 class fighters but has now converted them to more capable and sophisticated aircraft in larger numbers.
Sources further said that the Chinese Air Force is also building new airfields close to Indian territory that may allow them to perform missions from low altitudes.
US Pacific Army General Charles A. Flynn recently said the level of Chinese activity was eye-opening. “I think some of the infrastructure being built at the Western Theater Command is dangerous,” he said.
China’s activities are being monitored.
Indian agencies are keeping a close watch on the activities of the PLAAF, which extends along the Line of Actual Control with India from Ladakh in the north to Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast.
Along with Hotan, Indian agencies are also keeping a close watch on PLAAF’s Gar Gunsa, Kashghar, Hoping, Dakonka Dzong, Linzhi, and Pangut airbases in Xinjiang and Tibet region.
India is ready to deal with China’s misadventure.
The Chinese PLAAF (People’s Liberation Army Air Force) has been upgrading these bases in recent days with the construction of harsh shelters, an extension of runway length, and the deployment of additional manpower for more operations.
Significantly, the Indian side has also intensified its preparations in view of the increasing activity by Chinese forces in the LAC border area.
The Indian Army has deployed its fleet of Sukhoi-30MKIs, MiG-29s, and Mirage-2000s at the airports to counter any misadventure by China.
