Paradrop training along LAC to check China

[janon]

NEW DELHI: India is quietly practising airdrops of paratroopers in high-altitude areas near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to bolster operational readiness. The combat drills are a part of the overall plan to strategically counter China's massive build-up of military infrastructure all along the unresolved border.

A major milestone in the ongoing endeavour was achieved just before Chinese defence minister General Liang Guanglie's visit to India last week when the first-ever "static line paradrop" from a heavy-lift Ilyushin-76 aircraft was conducted at Nyoma on August 29, sources said.

The advanced landing ground (ALG) at Nyoma in eastern Ladakh, located just 23 km from the LAC at an altitude of over 13,300 feet, was re-activated when a medium-lift Antonov-32 transport aircraft landed there in September 2009.

Since then, there have been other AN-32 landings at the airstrip as well as joint IAF-Army airdrops in the area. "But August 29 was the first time when the 'static line paradrop' (when parachutes, linked to the plane with cords, open on exit in classic airborne infantry mode) was successfully conducted by an IL-76," said a source.

The airdrop, with a mix of 20 Army and IAF paratroopers jumping from a record altitude of over 15,000 feet, was conducted by the 'Mighty Jets' IL-76 squadron after months of planning at the Chandigarh airbase and the Delhi-based Western Air Command.

"Though Nyoma's location is of immense strategic significance, the hazards of treacherous terrain and weather had to be kept in mind. An IL-76 can carry over 120 combat-ready paratroopers, which is three times more than an AN-32," the source said.

IAF has also already chalked out a detailed Rs 3,500 crore project, though it is yet to recieve the finance ministry's nod, to upgrade the Nyoma ALG into a "full-fledged airbase" with a 12,000 feet runway capable of handling all kinds of aircraft to ensure "both defensive and offensive options" in the sector.

Paradrop training along LAC to check China - The Times of India

 

[Sergi]

Nice post

 

[baker]

typical TOI ......

we just done a exercise near china border , and none of the official sources are indicating it is for checking the infrastructure on chineese side , these kind of irresponsible journalism will create tension between countries......

 

[janon]

typical TOI ......

we just done a exercise near china border , and none of the official sources are indicating it is for checking the infrastructure on chineese side , these kind of irresponsible journalism will create tension between countries......

I think you mistook the word "check". They don't mean check as in "inspect", but check as in "counter" or "thwart".

 

[baker]

I think you mistook the word "check". They don't mean check as in "inspect", but check as in "counter" or "thwart".

see our force has done para drop to check 100 things... but my point is why TOI has to assume something and put in its headline .....

 

[shiv]

good work

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

NEW DELHI: India is quietly practising airdrops of paratroopers in high-altitude areas near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to bolster operational readiness. The combat drills are a part of the overall plan to strategically counter China's massive build-up of military infrastructure all along the unresolved border.

you call that "quietly practising" when you annonce to the entire world what you're doing in LAC? that's quite revealing way of how Indian protect their secrecy

and what your Paradrop doing nothing but to entertain our Radar personals stationned at Aksai Chin, this place is call air fortress earlier warning without the need of flight refueling...it's a god blessing land that allow us to monitor every single activity on the region up to new delhi.

 

[Pride]

This is typical sensationalization of news. Indian army can't bring Himalayas in Kerala or Tamil Nadu so they have to practice the same where we share border with China.

 

[EzioAltaïr]

you call that "quietly practising" when you annonce to the entire world what you're doing in LAC? that's quite revealing way of how Indian protect their secrecy

and what your Paradrop doing nothing but to entertain our Radar personals stationned at Aksai Chin, this place is call air fortress earlier warning without the need of flight refueling...it's a god blessing land that allow us to monitor every single activity on the region up to new delhi.

Secrecy? I think the fact that no one knew of our nuclear program until we detonated a bomb, and the fact that no one knows how many warheads we have are monuments to our secrecy.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

Secrecy? I think the fact that no one knew of our nuclear program until we detonated a bomb, and the fact that no one knows how many warheads we have are monuments to our secrecy.

Nah, No one talks about your Nuke..but your paratrooper said to be quiet training...do you know what " quiet practising" mean?

 

[shiv]

Nah, No one talks about your Nuke..but your paratrooper said to be quiet training...do you know what " quiet practising" mean?

yeah... it means u only know the no of trainings we have had, which we wanted you to know.. not the exact numbers

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

yeah... it means u only know the no of trainings we have had, which we wanted you to know.. not the exact numbers

Sound like a good rational explaination to me ...that explaints all about the numbers of training and training numbers

 

[xuxu1457]

India can do what they want, but stupid newspaper pls don't always introduce China into here, can change China with some country or enemy or esle, other countries never clear a country's name when doing this. If China always said we test a "India killer", "count India" how do you think??????? Even US do this "we only to protect, not aim at any country..."，
"Paradrop training along LAC to check enemy " should be good

 

[janon]

India can do what they want, but stupid newspaper pls don't always introduce China into here, can change China with some country or enemy or esle, other countries never clear a country's name when doing this. If China always said we test a "India killer", "count India" how do you think??????? Even US do this "we only to protect, not aim at any country..."，
"Paradrop training along LAC to check enemy " should be good

It's private news channels in India that throw around phrases like "china killer". And yes I agree that it is stupid of them to do so. However, the govt or armed forces has never usd such language. We have media freedom in India, and we cannot (and should not) control how the media reports things. If you want to know how a sensible newspaper reports the news, chck out "The Hindu" or the Indian Express.