Intelligence report of the Indian Air force raises alarm over the build up of Chinese Air force fighters in Tibet. The report says that the number of sorties flown by the Chinese Air force is the highest for a calendar year till date and stands at more then 1200 . Sortie rates of Chinese air force over last three years have been steadily rising and in 2014 their has been 1200 sorties compared to less then 500 sorties in 2013 indicating airfield is now fully operationalised for all weather and pilots are carrying out higher sorties to familiarize themselves to terrain and weather conditions. China has deployed Su-27 fighters at Gonkar airfield which is an all-weather airfield located at an altitude of 16,000 feet near the Tibetan capital Lhasa. Airfield over the years has been upgraded to operate Aircraft’s for all seasons and also has seen construction of underground hangars for aircraft protection . Aircraft’s deployed in this region can take out targets in India from Ladakh to Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Air Force in response has stationed Su-30MKI fighters in Chabua and Tezpur in Assam which Chinese fears can take out Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which runs between Xining in western China’s Qinghai province and Lhasa in Tibet which is crucial to provide supplies to their troops in case of conflict . From The Indian defence Forum
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 04:29:52 +0000
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