New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s Posidan 8-I anti-submarine warfare aircraft (P-8I Aircraft) has been deployed in eastern Ladakh for surveillance along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) amidst escalation with China. At the same time, amid the border dispute with China, some of its ‘MiG-29K’ fighters (MiG-29K Jets) are also likely to be deployed at the Air Force base in the northern sector.
Sources gave this information on Tuesday. Sources said that top Army officials are considering navigating the Indian Navy’s MiG-29 fighter jets to some air force bases in the northern region as part of an effort to coordinate the three wings of the Army to meet national security challenges.
He said that the naval combat aircraft would be helpful in the efforts and air domination capabilities of the Air Force to go inside the enemy’s area and attack. The Navy currently has a fleet of about 40 MiG-29s, and at least 18 of them are on board the country’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
The IAF has deployed almost all its front-line combat aircraft like Sukhoi 30 MKI, Jaguar and Mirage 2000 in eastern Ladakh and other locations around LAC. This step was taken after the border dispute with China escalated. However, diplomatic and military talks between the two sides are continuing to completely withdraw their troops from both countries from several confrontational locations in eastern Ladakh.
