Defence

India Is Upgrading Two Key Airbases On China Border — Latest Satellite Imagery Here

Swarajya StaffApr 30, 2024, 11:36 AM | Updated 11:36 AM IST
Chabua Airbase

Chabua Airbase


India has been extensively upgrading two of its key airbases near the boundary with China, as shown by the latest satellite imagery.


The latest satellite imagery shows that the runway at the airbase has seen major improvements over the last few months, and new hardened shelters, used for the protection of aircraft during attacks, have also been constructed.

Bagdogra Airbase in West Bengal's Darjeeling


Chabua Air Force Station in Dibrugarh.

The upgrading of infrastructure at airbases is not happening in isolation.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been building roads and bridges along the boundary with China at a breakneck pace, despite China deploying thousands of soldiers on the Line of Actual Control since April 2020.


This 298-kilometre road creates a third route to Ladakh, which is shorter than the existing two routes available to the military until now.

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