NEW DELHI: Naval MiG-29K supersonic fighters and Poseidon-8I long-range patrol aircraft may primarily have a maritime role but they are also being used over land amid the ongoing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.
Sources said the US-origin P-8I aircraft, which are packed with radars and electro-optic sensors to hunt enemy warships and submarines, are being regularly deployed to keep track of movements and build-ups of the People’s Liberation Army along the Line of Actual Control. “Satellites and drones, of course, are also being used for surveillance,” said a source.
The Russian-origin MiG-29Ks, in
Naval MiG-29K fighters & P-8I aircraft deployed amid border tensions with China
Byindianadmin
Jul 22, 2020