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One of world's highest mobile ATC towers comes up in Ladakh

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Jasleen Kaur -- August 10th 2021 05:01 PM -- Updated: August 10th 2021 05:10 PM
One of world's highest mobile ATC towers comes up in Ladakh

One of world's highest mobile ATC towers comes up in Ladakh

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has built one of the world's highest mobile ATC towers at the Advanced Landing Ground in Ladakh.
The ATC controls operations of the fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters operating in the eastern Ladakh region. Further details are awaited. Country's tallest ATC tower starts operations at IGI Airport | Latest News Delhi - Hindustan TimesAlso read | Air India to resume direct flights from Amritsar to London, date announced Meanwhile, India has been considering multiple options of developing airfields in eastern Ladakh, including Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO), Fukche and Nyoma, which are at a distance of a few minutes from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. Also read | CBSE to release date sheet for classes 10, 12 offline exams today The IAF has also deployed the Igla man-portable air defence missiles to tackle aerial incursion by any adversary aircraft. The IAF has been regularly deploying fighter aircraft, including Rafale and MiG-29s, to carry out operations in eastern Ladakh where there has been disengagement of troops at two locations, including Pangong Tso and Gogra heights, but both sides have not de-escalated.
The Chinese have been amassing troops since last year and carried out aggression in the garb of an exercise after which the Indian security forces retaliated in equal measure and checked the Chinese aggression there. Indian Air Force's AN-32 aircraft with 13 onboard goes missing | CHINDIA ALERT: You'll be living in their world, very soon The IAF is also continuing to maintain its assets in Leh along with a massive upgrade of capabilities in the area. -PTC News  

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