LEH: Ten months after the creation of the post of Chief of Defense Staff for a unified command, the army Y Air Force Prepare to jointly counter Chinese forces in the East Ladakh sector.
The Leh airfield is filled with C-17, Ilyushin-76 and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft of the Indian Air Force flying with rations and supplies for the troops deployed in the forward locations in front of the Chinese forces.
“Instructions from the top of the Air Headquarters are clear that any requirements projected by the Army and other security forces here must be met. The results are here for all to see,” said a senior Air Force commander assigned in the Ladakh region. ANI on combat support missions carried out by its service.
The Army Chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, and the Chief of the Air Force, Marshal RKS Bhadauria, are classmates from the NDA days and have been good friends ever since.
An Army officer deployed to an outpost area said that the Defense Chief of Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and the heads of two services meet often to discuss and plan action against Chinese forces.
The Army, which is deployed in a face-to-face situation against Chinese troops, also regularly updates the Indian Air Force on the actual position on the ground to improve its knowledge of the domain. Both forces have also planned some operations jointly in case the situation worsens further in the future. LACQUERsaid the officer.
The effort can be seen on the ground as forces prepare to attack both China and Pakistan.
On the way from Leh to the Royal Line of Control in eastern Ladakh, Chinooks could be seen flying over the Indus River to provide supplies to the Army troops stationed at the front fighting the Chinese and extremely harsh winters. .
Near the LAC, Air Force Chinook and Mi-17V5 helicopters can be seen flying towards an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) to drop off supplies, including panels of shelters that are being erected in border areas to cope with the harsh winters.
“Thanks to the lifting capacity of our helicopters, we are able to lift and move the habitat of the container to where it needs to be placed in a very short time,” the Chief of Staff of the 14th Corps, Major General Arvind Kapoor, told ANI, during a visit to a prefabricated troop shelter in eastern Ladakh.
New acquisitions by the Indian Air Force, including Chinook and Apache attack helicopters, are also playing a key role in the current conflict with the Chinese.
“The Chinooks are supplying men and materiel to the border areas on a daily basis, while the Apaches would come on the scene in a big way if the two sides were to engage in a tank battle in the wide high-altitude valleys of the Indus and other rivers. the eastern sector of Ladakh, “the official said.
The officials also expressed confidence that the two forces would be better prepared to fight wars together when the border conflict with China ends.
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