Indian airfield 100 km from China border

Indian airfield 100 km from China border

FPJ BureauUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 01:13 PM IST
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Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh) : India on Friday activated its forward airfield at Pasighat in southeast Arunachal Pradesh that will allow big fighter aircraft to operate in times of emergency along the Chinese border.

The upgraded Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Pasighat, barely 100 km from the India-China border, was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju.

A fly past by a formation of three Sukhoi-30 MKI Air Dominance Fighter aircraft, which took off from one of the forward EAC airbases, was a highlight of the event. This was followed by a Su-30MKI landing at the ALG.

The touchdown by a frontline fighter jet of the IAF at the ALG is a ‘historic first’ in the predominantly hilly state of Arunachal Pradesh, which has several ALGs at varying altitudes.

The activation of this ALG will not only improve the response time for various operational situations but also the efficacy of India’s air operations in the eastern frontier.

The ALG at Pasighat will also facilitate air connectivity with rest of the country and give a huge fillip to tourism in Arunachal Pradesh.

Talking with the media, Rijiju disclosed that the Chinese army had transgressed the border of Arunachal Pradesh on two occasions last month, but these could not be described as incursion.

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