India increases day and night surveillance along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh sector
India spent its days at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Arunachal Pradesh region using a fleet of remotely operated aircraft and other assets as part of a comprehensive strategy to strengthen overall military preparedness to deal with any Chinese And have cranked up the night monitoring significantly. Audacity, people familiar with the developments said on Sunday.
As tensions between the two countries escalated after the Galwan Valley conflict last year, India increased its overall deployment along the nearly 3,400-km-long LAC, besides accelerating infrastructure development to gain strategic advantage.
Those quoted above said a large fleet of Israeli-made Heron medium-altitude long-endurance drones are monitoring the LAC in mountainous terrain round-the-clock and sending critical data and images to command and control centres.
He said that along with drones, the aviation arm of the Indian Army is also deploying the Weapon System Integrated (WSI) version of the advanced light helicopter Rudra in the region, further strengthening its strategic missions in the region. .
He said that while expanding its aviation arm in the region, the Army has this year introduced an independent aviation brigade in the region to enhance its overall operational preparedness in the sensitive area.
He said that although Heron drones were first deployed in the region four-five years ago, now there is integration of surveillance under the ‘sensor to shooter’ concept to employ military forces at short notice for any possible operational purposes. has been greatly enhanced.
The deployment of the WSI variant of the ALH helicopters has provided an added advantage to the Army for carrying out various missions in high altitude areas.
Asked about the weapons package of the ALH helicopters, he declined to give details but said it was one of the best and would be very effective against the adversary.
“Overall, our day and night surveillance capability has seen a massive upgrade over the last year and we are in a better position to deal with any incident in the region,” said one of the people mentioned above.
The Indian Army is also procuring a fleet of Heron TP drones on lease from Israel which is capable of operating for about 45 hours at an altitude of 35,000 feet.
Heron TP drones are equipped with automatic taxi-takeoff and landing (ATOL) and satellite communication (SATCOM) systems for an extended range.
He said that additional roads, bridges and railway infrastructure are being built in Arunachal region in view of their strategic need in view of the evolving security dynamics in the region.
The government is also working on connecting Tawang to the railway network as part of the decision to enhance infrastructure in the area.
Those cited above also said that infrastructure in almost all airfields along the LAC, including the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), was augmented as per operational requirements.
The eastern Ladakh border standoff between Indian and Chinese armies had erupted on May 5 last year after a violent skirmish in the Pangong Lake areas and both sides gradually increased their deployment with thousands of troops as well as heavy weapons.
Tension had escalated after deadly clashes in the Galwan Valley on June 15 last year.
As a result of a series of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides completed a process of separation in the Gogra region in August and on the northern and southern shores of Pangong Lake in February.
However, the last round of military talks on 10 October ended in a stalemate.
Each side currently has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the LAC in the sensitive area.
India increases day and night surveillance along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh sector
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