Prior to the recent conflict between India and China in the Yangtse region near Tawang, Chinese drones had pushed aggressively towards Indian positions on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, compelling the Indian Air Force to scramble its fighter aircrafts stationed there.
The Chinese military has been acting actively in the Yangtse in the Holydip and Parikrama areas of the LAC, where the Chinese side has been opposing Indian troops. “In the last several weeks, our fighter planes have had to be scrambled on two or three times to deal with Chinese drones heading towards our positions on the LAC.” The Su-30MKI planes had to be scrambled to deal with the air violation danger, according to defence sources. The Indian Air Force monitors Chinese drone activity near the LAC in the northeast. They stated that the procedures must be done because drones or other aircraft cannot be permitted to violate the airspace.
The Indian side does not have any concerns with drones flying parallel to the LAC, according to the sources, but if the aircrafts or drones are picked up by radars travelling into Indian land, suitable steps must be taken to prevent any breach, they added.
The Indian Air Force maintains a strong presence in the northeast, with squadrons of Su-30 fighter planes stationed in places such as Tezpur and Chhabua in Assam. Rafale fighter planes have also been stationed in Hashimara, West Bengal.
The Indian Air Force has also increased its air defence coverage in the area by deploying the S-400 air defence system in the Assam sector exclusively. The system can deal with any airborne danger across nearly the whole area.
Following China’s breach of air space in the Ladakh area earlier this year, the Chinese and Indian sides have agreed on a number of steps to prevent any further aerial escalation.
Following the Chinese provocations in the region, the Indian side firmly raised the matter during military negotiations, and it was resolved that both sides’ fighter aircraft would remain far outside their perceived Line of Actual Control in the area.
The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter manufactured by Russia’s Sukhoi and constructed for the Indian Air Force under licence by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. It is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter derivative of the Sukhoi Su-30.
The Su-30MKI fleet of 262 aircraft is and will likely be the backbone of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for many decades.
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