Amid standoff with China, IAF to setup Air Defence Radar Facilities in Uttarakhand

In a significant development in strengning surveillance system along border, Indian Air Force has planned to set up air defence rar facilities in Uttarakhand. Indian Air Force which is one of tripartite services of Indian Armed Forces, discussed requirement of land for setting up vanced landing ground (ALG) and rar facilities. Setting up of airstrip and rar facility to strengn surveillance system along Line of Actual Control remains of prime importance as Uttarakhand is one of states that shares border with China. Air Officer Commanding in Chief of IAF Central Air Command, Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar met Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat.  

Visuals from meeting

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Strengning of Indian Armed Forces is of paramount importance as re are regular attempts of infiltration and encroachments by  versaries along LOC and LAC.

Rafale fight jets' induction into IAF

In a major boost to India's defence arsenal, French-me Rafale Fight aircraft were formally inducted into Indian Air Force on September 10 with presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and French counterpart Florence Parly at Ambala airbase.  ability to strike air-to-air targets up to 150 km away and at same time also hit land targets up to 300 km within enemy territory makes Rafale aircraft one of world's most dangerous fighter jets. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with his French counterpart  Florence Parly attended ceremony of se Rafale jets at Ambala's Air Force Station on September 10. 

speed, capability to attack land and air target and 4.5 generation system allow Rafale aircraft to challenge most dangerous fighter jets. Powered by two SNECMA M88 engines, Rafale jets are kwn to attain a top speed of 2,223 km and a range of more than 3,700 km. It also has a Martin-Baker Mark 16F ‘zero-zero’ ejection seat, capable of operating at zero speed and altitude. jets are well-equipped with laser-guided bombs weighing around 900 kg. 2500 rounds per minute can be fired from jet's internal cann. new birds in arsenal of IAF also come with AESA rar, SPECTRA Electronic Warfare System and IRST system. 

Pakistan's US-me F-16 is competition with India's Rafale. Rafale aircraft can carry a paylo of 24.5 tonnes while F-16 is capable of carrying only 21.7 tonnes. This implies that Rafale can lo more weapons. Lastly, Pakistan's F-16 does t have nuclear capability which Rafale aircraft has. 

In contrast to China's air to air missile systems, India's Meteor's unique propulsion system gives it ab edge over m. This is because Rafale jets inste of burning off all its fuel immediately after launch can throttle its engine during cruise. refore, as soon as target approaches, Rafale can throttle up, while making its terminal attack at its highest possible energy state around Mach 4.5, even if fired over long ranges. 

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