Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles are spotted near Pangong Tso in Ladakh


Source: eastcoastdaily.in eastcoastdaily.in

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In satellite imagery from October 2021, China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force or PLAAF can be seen using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and fighter jets from its Ngari Gunsa airbase, just 200 kilometres from the Pangong Lake. This PLAAF base, which also serves as a civilian airport, is in Tibet’s Ngari prefecture, not far from the Line of Actual Control (LAC). In 2010, the Chinese operationalized the base, which was built at an elevation of 14,000 feet. Satellite images posted by open source intelligence handle @detrasfa_ on Twitter indicate that the PLAAF has deployed UAVs – CH4s, most likely –...