The Indian Air Force & The China, Pakistan Two-Front Ladakh Threat: Leh AF Station AoC Interview
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2024
- How is the Indian Air Force dealing with the two-front China and Pakistan threat in Ladakh? “The way to deal with these two fronts is by better tactics, by better deployments”, Air Commodore D.S. Handa, Air Officer Commanding (AoC), Air Force Station (AFS) Leh says. In this exclusive interview, in front of a Mig-29, at the AFS, to StratNews Global’s Amitabh P. Revi, he adds, “In this mountainous terrain, we have to know what are the avenues of approach that the enemy can take, what are those critical locations where we can deploy our radars, where we can deploy our assets, where we can deploy our surface to air guided weapons systems (SAGW). So that if there is any threat in future, we can first of all pick them up in time and then respond to them in time. And rest assured they are deployed at these locations”.
Watch this interview in our series ‘The Himalayan Frontier’ Part VI as we shift from covering the crucial land connectivity projects the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is involved in, to how the Indian Air Force’s women, men and machines are honing their all-weather readiness during another winter, against the two-front threat from China and Pakistan.
StratNews Global’s team of Amitabh P. Revi, Rohit Pandita and Karan Marwaha travels during the fourth winter of India’s forward deployment post Xi Jinping’s aggression that led to the deadly Galwan clashes in 2020.
“What happened post the Galwan crisis, a lot of modern assets got deployed at this base”, Air Commodore Handa tells us, “Not only fighter assets, which are nowadays on 24x7 operational readiness platforms, but also modern radars as well as surface to air guided weapons have been deployed in a layered defence zone”. The AoC explains “Before Galwan, we were actually blind in this Area of Responsibility (AoR). Post Galwan all these modern assets got deployed at this base as well as some critical forward locations, wherein we could keep a close eye on the enemy throughout”.
Watch this interview for more on the challenges the IAF has to deal with, the lifeline it is for the Siachen Glacier deployment, the strategic importance of the Thoise Air Base, the strategic significance of the Nyoma Advanced landing Ground (ALG), the AoC’s thoughts on Agniveer induction, the role of women, jointness with the Army and other forces and civil-military relations.
SNG’s team documented their journey to Leh on the strategic third, alternate axis-the Darcha-Padam-Nimu (NPD) Road, in episode III and episode IV. The route provides critical connectivity for defence logistics to and civilian development around the Northern China-occupied Tibet border or Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Line of Control (LoC) and the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) in Siachen with Pakistan. It is shielded from both the India-China border and the frontier with Pakistan unlike the other two axes.
In part II of this series, the Indian Army Chief, General Manoj Pande told StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale in an exclusive interview, that talks with China are continuing at both military and diplomatic levels but India is maintaining a robust posture along the LAC. Northern Army Commander Lt Gen. Upendra Dwivedi also told Nitin Gokhale in Part I, that the “situation is stable but sensitive and not normal”. In episode IV, Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, the DG, BRO in an interview on the frozen Zanskar River Chadar Trail at Chiling near Leh in Ladakh noted “the impetus has over the last five or six years been a surge in what we are planning to do and are doing in Ladakh. The amount of projects which are being planned at the National and at the Union Territory level, the amount of funding, which is provided, the way that projects are being cleared, all of it is phenomenal. We have not seen anything like it”.
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Hahahah indian Bollywood airforce and army yah Bollywood ke films main he Pakistan ko haara saktay haj reality main china kai Samany surrender kardaity hain galwan aur aurnachal pardesh main china ke army kai samnay 😂😂😂😂
Hahahah indian Bollywood airforce and army yah Bollywood ke films main he Pakistan ko haara saktay haj reality main china kai Samany surrender kardaity hain galwan aur aurnachal pardesh main china ke army kai samnay 😂😂😂😂
It’s cold and Amitav is finding it hard to speak! Very difficult for us civilians, but the AOC is comfortable.Acclimatization? Great series and enjoy it with every episode. Thanks a million 🙏
🙏🏾👍🏾 @avinashgore6258 grateful for the appreciation. was cold here -2. was colder in previous episodes with DG, BRO -12 and gets colder as we go along. -22 was the lowest we shot at!!
Hearing that fighter sound in the background gives me goosebumps 😊😊😊😊😊😮😮😮
LOVE FROM KASHMIR
Ladakh's geography along with big advanced millitary machines is a beautiful combination for a video❤
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Another top episode..really love watching your content..No unnecessary noise to the point discussion..
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Indian Airforce, Guarding Nation Against adversary's 💪🙂
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@@waqassoduzai3993Paki tumhaari to buri tareeke se le Rakhi tumhari apni hi military ne. Ab farzi election ke baad, kisko baitha rahe tumhaare Sar par tumhaari lene ke liye 😂
Humara bhramhos galti se bhi sahi nishane pe jaata hai 😂🤣, Tattistan @@waqassoduzai3993
Ghanta gurdian 42 se 31 squadron tak agayi IAF us mein se bhe 200 junk fighter alag krdo tou peche babu bhaiya ka tambura bachta hai don't glorify and exegerate India's capacity in air domain they are less than ordinary apne flaws chupaney se problems solve nai hoty or baryty hain
@@waqassoduzai3993 RIP PAF F-16 jo Mig-21 Bison ne Shoot down kiya. RIP the PAF F-16 Pilot who was referred to as Doosra Banda by Pakistan administration.
आशीर्वाद, भारत के मित्र
good luck, friends of India.
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Visited Thoise ALG last summer on my way back from Turtuk... Had a sumptuous lunch at the mess and was given a bunch of chocolate and juice as parting gift 😊 the warmth of our forces can defeat the harshest of winters ❤️❤️ Aap ho to hum hai... Jai Hind ki Sena 🙏❤️🇮🇳
wow @LOKI_THE_HUSKY not only did you get to Thoise but had lunch with chocolates! totally agree about the warmth of our force’s defeating the coldest of winters. thanks for sharing
@@amitabhrevi 🙏🙏
Excellent work Amitabh
super subjects @ranpreetmarwah6507 and great teams( @IndianAirForce_mcc & of course @StratNewsGlobal & @bharatshakti6583 )
Enjoyed watching. Proud of our 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 forces
Another Gem from Amitabh and Team Strat News Global . Thanks, keep up the good work 👏 ❤
thanks again @anilganjoo8401
The content shown in the channel is of the next level. No jargon. Pure professional journalism. Great work. Keep it up
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Lot of thanks to Start News Global.
Wow the background Mig29 seems to be fully ready
The Fulcrum is decent in terms of capabilities but these ones are quite old and will need to be replaced within a few years. All fighters have a limited lifespan because of stresses placed on the airframes over time.
@@stupidburpmigs have already been discontinued recently right ???
Sukhoi Su-30mki*
Mig 21 is discontinued @@ashutosht10not mig 29
Thats mig21.this one is mig29upg. 4th gen multirile fighter. That upg means upgraded. This jet is very powerful in himalayan region.
Awesome Video !! Please keep up the good work. Really enjoyed these vids form FABs Hope to see interviews with fighter jets!!
first thanks for watching & appreciating @abhishekgiri201. and who knows if you keep watching you might get to see interviews with fighter jet pilots if not the fighter jets themselves 😉
Touch the sky with glory 💪💪 Indian Airforce
These coverages are getting better & better 👍
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Very nice information operation readiness..at post galwan is really required..for the country ..Touch the sky with glory...at the Highest altitudes..Thanks to AOC Leh for great explanation n operational readyness..24x7.....🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳thanks to media
Awsm series sir ❤❤
glad you like it @GurwinderSingh-jb7jy. do spread the word and share links to our series with family, friends, colleagues and anyone who would be interested. matters to us 🙏🏾
Wow nice , want to watch more interviews like this
have you seen this one @royaljaat8076 ? ruclips.net/video/2Wm_Xy10328/видео.htmlsi=ySZAJ2VQpUdVb6dp
Indian Air Force Salute
Thanks, @amitabhrevi, for making our weekends interesting with the Himalayan Frontier series. Cheers to another amazing episode.
am so glad @davesen1 that you liked this interview. assure you there will be another episode next week. hope you & all the viewers will keep supporting us
All salute to our armed forces 💪
With this strategic location no one can beat us in the Himalayas.
I'm enjoying this series eagerly waiting for the next one 🕐.
gladdens the heart @EdwinPM-ko1qf. hope to keep you engaged in our further episodes
World class our Indian Air Force.Jawans safe our borders with great challenges.
Another great episode
glad you liked it @debaldas3703
Amazing and Informative video ❤
@Br4v0_K1l0 thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team
We are proud to be part of Indian defence forces
thanks.....
Really recommend the channel to defence enthusiasts, and students to learn about India's defence not only in terms of force strength but also the logistic revolution that is happening in border areas.
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❤❤awesome series 🇮🇳🇮🇳 very informative
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Well done, Amitabh ji 👍👌💐
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10:28 the sound omg
IAF GREAT....IAM A VETERAN OF THE ELITE FORCE❤❤❤
Wow this type of episode what we wanted to watch unseen and cinematic shorts.
glad you liked it @aer.onavel do watch our other episodes and please spread the word, ie, share links so more people are aware of @stratnewsglobal 🙏🏾
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Salutes to all defence forces 🙏🙏
Our Maverick & Top Gun, I want that cool Jacked.
Brilliant Coverage
@chandigarhspotter2345 thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team
Excellent video
@bharatichaudhari thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team
Love at first flight,
Stalking day & night,
Enemies within sight,
Blind to our might,
Much to our delight,
We're gonna win this fight!
@MaTara01 has become/is a poet very forthright
@@amitabhrevi thanks! 😊
That engine roar always fascinate me😅
Jai Hind.
भाई कमाल किए हो
🙏🏾 bro @JOY034
Superb ❤
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@pankajdesai7247 thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team
Nice cover mr.amitabh
A quick question to any aeronautical engineers: Can't air intakes on fighter jets be modified to scoop more air at higher altitudes?
Meanwhile China has hosted J20s in hotan. We must not let our guard down.
never let guard down @SumitBisht0 that’s the motto, isn’t it?
j 20 is shit 💩
It is great series as far as military exposure is concerned how difficult is that the entire military establishment is serving our mother land...
Once again thanks to SNG for the quality ...
My only suggestion is since it is the age of long podcast of hours especially on youtube...i would request you to bring more long format documentaries or series or podcasts...where audience can learn more with more timed videos...
thanks for appreciating the series @vijaykumar4500 . you are suggesting longer podcasts?
@@amitabhreviyes sir ...i have been following the SNG for years now...the content on military is exquisite and unique ....whenever i see intresting videos i always feel it should have been more at least personally....and also the format is like conventional media...which has time constrain....since it is the youtube there is no concern for time....also many of the times because of the subject military and security wants to consume more .....
wow @vijaykumar4500 the only feedback we get is telling us to get shorter & shorter. have noted your suggestion for longer podcasts/interviews
and have you seen our longer format series from arunachal?
@vijaykumar4500 thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team
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Jai Hind 🇮🇳
JAI HIND 🇮🇳
Jai hind
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Very nice ! 🇮🇳
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nice report
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1:12 what is the oval stadium or large green rectangle shown? Is it a football field? At this high altitude? I assume it's at least 10k feet high.
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Very nicely done Amitabh sir. Following you and Nitin sir from the good old days of NDTV.
so kind of you @lavaniasbylines2565 to follow us for so long(are we that old?😀) please keep supporting us @stratnewsglobal @nitingokhale184)
@@amitabhrevi Trying to follow your and Nitin sir's footsteps in the field of defence journalism. And you are as fit as a 20-year-old man.
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This channel for sure are deserving of many more likes 👌🏻 and shares 🫵
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Good
nice
With this kind of information, China don't need tik tok or spies on the ground 😂
See how difficult is life at laddakh. So, we request everybody to please come together and, donate for our nation.👇👇🙏🚩🇮🇳💐
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Wah ji Wah, when we are landing such airports they instruct not to click photos or shoot; then comes this video 👏👏👏
1:54 Did we just see the s400 containers?
Na I don’t think so
No, these are either Oxygen tanks or water tanks.
10:26 nice
👍🏾 was super @The_SkullKnight
जय हिंद 🙏
I will soon become part of army
#JaiBharat
#JaiHind
By digging caves... They can make safe bunkers inside the mountain and hills . And also have hydrogen fuel cell from cars and make it a energy generator.
Water can be electrolysed to get hydrogen.
Air Commodore Mehar Singh , the legendary " Mehar Baba " landed the first aircraft ( in 1948 ) at Leh
The local population had not seen a motor vehicle leave alone an aircraft and hurriedly brought fodder for the ‘flying horses’!
Read more at:
Our Salute to these brave soldiers who saved Ladakh in 1948 and , also , to Major Shaitan Singh PVC who saved Ladakh from the Chinese in 1962 .
If I would be china
I would notice, hanger shape, height of entrance, topography, would see maps that will help me in future .
They probably have ISR assets in orbit
Salute 🫡
Saw a glimpse of the S400
First time watching the channel ossum love from Chennai
hope you keep watching @skumaran7192
Hundred percent keep on rocking sir
@@skumaran7192 super
Why cheetak is still there? Where is LCH or Rudra?
lch rudra and all other assets are there @singatakberpura . keep watching our series. but from what we experienced, have to tell you the cheetal is a HUGE lifeline, even now
There's a saying, "If ain't broke, do not try to fix it". Cheetals are very light helos, because of this there service ceiling is better and since our troops at Siachin require medvac often, it's becomes more economical and maintainable.
Tea was fantastic
Love your documentaries.
Wondering why aren't the airfields at the Nyoma, Tangste, DBO already fully built? We're looking at a possible war scenario within the next 2 years, why the slow development? Considering Thoise and Leh may come under ballistic attack by China's rocket forces, where else could you land wide body jets? Or even fighter jets- Are the ALH suitable and do they house fighters?
Could we not at least build bases, bunkers, munition depos in tunnel networks within the mountain side for some cover like the Chinese have done in the last 2 years? That way we would have some cover of time to react..
Are the bases covered with state of the art ballistic missile defense systems?
Hoping we're better prepared sooner, if there was a ground invasion, it seems Thoise and Leh are the only two bases that could support our troops in the region..
Do you expect Air Force or GoI will reply or share data on this forum. War strategies /preparedness are not meant to be disclosed . Ofcourse you could cheer up on the facts that post Galwan a lot of new development took place which during the regime of previous governments were never even considered. Jai hind
Who's asking the Airforce of GOI? The points on preparedness and challenges are openly being discussed on this series.
Of course it's gratifying to see such progress since 2020, but I hope to see we can go much further and beyond the Chinese, instead of still playing catch up. Wouldnt tunnelling into the mountains and fortifying our positions would be a great idea?
It is very nice bollywood movie Nothing else in reality ! So enjoy watching guys #War is war specially a powerful men infront of you #Pakistani Airforce and Army 🎉😮
In this video we see a little short of 400 missiles......
Thankyou team @startnewsglobal for this masterpiece !!!!❤
👍🏾🙏🏾 @kapilmaliwadi1470 for your kind words
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Isn't this interview giving away your strategic military developments to everyone including the enemies?
Did we see a S400 launcher!!
Where ?
IAF needs more modern aircrafts.. World is moving towards drones and 5th gen.. While we are still stuck in old times
It was very difficult to get Aksai, why did you sign a deal and hand it over to China? If you couldn't keep a piece of land against the enemy, why did you ask the British for it?
so we still need a tragedy to happen to prepare ourselves for future conflicts and endeavours?
Most of the officers in the Indian 🇮🇳 army are punjabi
At 1.52 is it Nirbhay
S400
@@007skumarajay
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At the end of the day this old chap will be holding a cup in his hand and will be saying tea is fantastic sir😂
@@ashishvarshneyy in your dreams Hindustani
Showing all these footege is it ok for security point of view ! Dont be a barkha dutta of kargil war
While drinking malai 🍵 tea ……
contrary as you claimed, at Jun of 2022, The news said: the Chinese plane was first discovered by Indian ground personnel, and then by Indian radar. so that is the real your air defense level, it is just a joke, with your Mig 29 fight J20??? haha :)
Having Air Force bases near front lines alone is not enough to deter the enemies.
In the 1962 war, indians had superior Air Force over china at tibetan plateau but weak leader Nehru did not use as an advantage.
Even prior galwan clash, there are reports saying the Air Force refuse to use their assets to check on chinese aggression at border.
This forced the army to send army team to the front lines to monitor the border violations.
What happened thereafter is now everyone knowledge
If india used air force back there in 1962 then whole Uttar Pradesh is named on xong de hounag
@@minecamf-ee7ih that was the false propoganda used by cmmunist china in those days to frighten the indians.
The chinese did not have a single air force base in tibet at that time.
@@minecamf-ee7ih the chinese communist had used this false propoganda to frighten the indians. The chinese did not have a single air force base in tibet at that time
The threat is US/isr/uk
India preparing for it's 2024 General Elections.