Just next to China, India will activate the world's highest altitude air force base
Two months after the India-Pakistan conflict subsided, India feels confident again.
On the 20th, Indian media "The Deccan Herald" revealed that the Indian Air Force will activate a military base called "the world's highest altitude" in September this year. This base is only 50 kilometers away from the Line of Actual Control between China and India, which helps to strengthen India's control over the northern border.
After checking some information, this Indian military base is located in Nimo, in the so-called "Ladakh region", southeast of Leh, about 200 kilometers away from Leh, with an altitude of 13,700 feet (approximately 4,175 meters).
Since 2023, the Indian military has been repairing and upgrading the infrastructure at the Nimo military base. After the base is completed, the Indian Air Force will regularly deploy Mig-29, Su-30 aircraft, as well as C-130J and An-32 transport planes within the base.
However, although India claims that this base will enhance the Indian military's control over the border, the Indian military, which has experienced the India-Pakistan air war, seems not to have realized that modern air combat does not mean the closer the base is better. Moreover, hasn't the Indian Air Force considered that its own aircraft might be hit on the runway by the first wave of fire?
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