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India inaugurates new military airbase close to China border, source says
Nyoma airbase upgrade includes a 2.7-km runway and facilities for heavy transport and fighters, supporting rapid troop and supply movement amid ongoing border tensions.
- On Wednesday, the Indian Air Force operationalised the Nyoma airbase in Eastern Ladakh as Air Chief Marshal A P Singh flew a C-130J to Mudh, accompanied by Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra.
- To improve rapid reinforcement, the base will speed resupply and troop deployment to forward sectors like Pangong Tso, Demchok and Depsang amid no de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control.
- A Rs 230 crore upgrade extended the strip into a 2.7-km 'rigid pavement' runway and added a new ATC complex, hangars, crash bay and accommodation, with major work completed in seven months.
- The Mudh airfield is now capable of sustaining heavy-lift and fighter operations, military experts say this development reflects improved Indian readiness along the China border.
- Against a background of Chinese base upgrades at Hotan and Shigatse, India has upgraded ALGs like Pasighat and Mechuka while deploying thousands from the 3 Spear Corps in Poorvi Prachand Prahar.
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