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During his visit to Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO), Chief of the Air Staff RKS Bhadauria also laid a wreath at the war memorial and paid a tribute to fallen soldiers.
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Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visited bases and ALGs (advanced landing grounds) in Ladakh, sector including Thoise and Nyoma on Monday. The Chief of the Air Staff reviewed the status of deployments and interacted with personnel stationed in forward areas.

During his visit to Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO), Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria laid a wreath at the war memorial and paid a tribute to the fallen soldiers.

Since the conflict with China broke out in April-May of last year, the Indian Air Force chief has paid multiple visits to the conflict zone reviewing the operational preparedness of troops deployed in forward areas.

Soon after the rapid deployment was done, the Indian Air Force deployed its Garud special forces at the approach areas on the frontline to counter any possible airspace violations by the Chinese Air Force using its helicopters and fighter jets.
On Monday, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat also visited forward areas in Ladakh where he interacted with the personnel. The CDS also received a briefing regarding the situation from the 14 Corps (Fire and Fury Corps) Commander in Leh.

India and China have been engaged in an intense military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh for over eight months now. The two countries have fallen short of achieving disengagement despite multiple rounds of military and diplomatic talks.

A violent face-off between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA (People's Liberation Army) on June 15 of last year in the Galwan Valley resulted in the loss of 20 of India's soldiers and an unknown number of casualties on the Chinese side.

 
Excellent targets for the new generation of Chinese cluster munitions and DF-15C bunker busters.
INDIGENOUS AIRBORNE MUNITIONS DISPENSER CAN PARALYZE AIRFIELD IN ONE SHOT

GLOBAL TIMES (2020-08-16)

Foreign media reported on Saturday that the island of Taiwan has officially signed an agreement with the US to buy 66 F-16V fighter jets. Chinese mainland military analysts said that IF a reunification-by-force operation breaks out, the PLA would destroy Taiwan's airfields and command centers, giving the F-16Vs no chance to even take off, and giving those already in the air no place to land.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1197894.shtml


And from Hao Gao @HaoGao12 on 2020-08-15:

The 500 kilo Munition Dispenser, capable of carrying cluster and other guided munitions. Chinese version of the JSOW. [The U.S.'s AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)]

Source: weibo沉默的山羊

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From the above thread, jawadqamar @jaawadqamar posted as follows:

Same or similar system already available for export with JF-17 Thunder

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And a couple more clearer pictures from the Airshow China Zhuhai 2014 as seen below:

And from the Zhuhai 2014: Defense Technology Banquet
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/zhuhai-2014-defense-technology-banquet

The biennial Zhuhai air show is a banquet for observers of Chinese defense technology. Although nuclear-capable missiles and the latest developmental and operational air force systems are absent, China’s policy of ensuring that there are multiple suppliers in all key areas results in many new programs at Zhuhai. This year, counterstealth technology and advanced missiles were in the forefront.

There are a dozen pictures though only these two are relevant with above article.

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Norinco’s GB-6 500-kg.-class guided, gliding dispenser can be armed with either runway-breaker warheads or fuel-air explosive munitions. It uses GPS/INS guidance. It was displayed on an operational Xian JH-7 attack fighter and alongside a Pakistan air force Chengdu FC-17. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST


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The CS/BBC5 is related to the G-6, It is a 500-kg unitary glide bomb and was displayed next to an H-6M bomber: The external design is similar to the GB-6, except there are six rather than four tail surfaces. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
 
Needed C-17 to resupply this guys lunch I imagine.
 
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