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Satellite Images Reveal China Building Three Airbases Near Indian Border

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi: New satellite images revealed Beijing has stepped up its military activities and built airbases near Tibetan regions. This comes in the wake of a recent clash between Chinese and Indian soldiers near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang region.

According to new satellite images, China has positioned a large number of fighter aircraft and high-resolution as well as long-range drones near the border regions with India.

The major revelation came nearly a week after media reports revealed that the Indian Air Force had activated its combat aircraft at least twice this month after detecting Chinese aircraft that threatened to breach Indian airspace over Arunachal. Subsequently, the Indian Air Force also increased air patrols over the skies of Arunachal Pradesh in order to alter any Chinese aircraft entering the Indian border regions.

The images released by Maxar show China has built Bangda Airbase – nearly 150 km away from Arunachal Pradesh’s border and deployed WZ-7 ‘Soaring Dragon’ drones. This is the same drone which China unveiled last year and was termed “state-of-the-art” citing some advanced combat features. The most advanced intelligence drone can fly non-stop for up to 10 hours and is capable of sending high-resolution images to cruise missiles which eventually assist it in targeting enemies on the ground.

Moreover, satellite images of December 14 also revealed that the Chinese Air Force deployed two Flanker-type fighter jets at Bangda Airbase. The jets are similar to Su-30MKI fighters used by the Indian Air Force. The Chinese side has also deployed Shaanxi KJ-500 – a third-generation airborne early warning and control aircraft used by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and Chengdu J-10 (Vigorous Dragon) – a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft capable of all-weather operation.

The new images further disclosed how the Chinese government has been preparing for any critical situations by developing three air bases – Bangda, Shigatse and Lhasa – located near the border regions. These airbases are located nearly 200 km from the Indian boundary. Lhasa, which is nearly 150 km from the Indian border, is also constructing a second runway parallel to the earlier one.

OB Bureau

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