The Indian Air Force (IAF) has built one of the world’s highest mobile air traffic control (ATC) towers at the Advanced Landing Ground in Ladakh. The ATC controls operations of the fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters operating in the eastern Ladakh region. Meanwhile, India has been considering multiple options of developing airfields in eastern Ladakh including Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO), Fukche and Nyoma which are at a distance of few minutes from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams
The Air Force also has deployed the Igla man-portable air defence missiles to tackle any aerial incursion by any adversary aircraft. The Indian Air Force has been regularly deploying fighter aircraft including the Rafale and MiG-29s to carry out operations in eastern Ladakh where there has been disengagement of troops at two locations including Pangong Tso and Gogra heights but both sides have not de-escalated.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
NASA’s PUFFINS mission (Polarimetry in the Ultraviolet to Find Features in INterStellar dust) plans to…
Kaizad Bharucha, the Deputy Managing Director of HDFC Bank, is scheduled to step down from…
The Delhi government has set up the Delhi Institute for Transformation and Innovation (DITI) to…
The Delhi Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has now passed a resolution for…
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar winners for the years 2024 and 2025 have been chosen…
Weekly Current Affairs One-Liners Current Affairs 2026 plays a very important role in competitive examinations…