Dozens of Chinook Helicopters Face Each Other With 100 Chinese Rocket Launchers at Border

Dozen chinook helicopters india us made face each other with 100 china rocket launchers and border. The de facto border has seen several buildups ever since the worst fighting in decades broke out last year and caused multiple casualties on both sides.

On october 19 south china morning post reported that the chinese military had deployed over 100 advanced long-range rocket launchers along its high-altitude borders with india. This move had come after a round of border talks aimed at disengagement from the strategic area in the high-altitude depsong plains earlier this month failed. The people's liberation armies PLA move came in preparation for the intense himalayan winter. It was also a response to the indian army deploying M777 ultralight howitzers developed by bay systems along the contested lac with its communist neighbor.

Initially developed for the u.s marine corps and the u.s army is their next-generation medium-force weapon. the M777 has become the benchmark for 155 millimeters lightweight towed artillery systems according to its manufacturer.

New Delhi had cleared a 750 million dollars acquisition deal to procure 145 M777 howitzers from bay systems under the u.s government's foreign military sales FMS program the diplomate reported.

The PLA has deployed chinook helicopter, india's u.s origin heavy liftcopter gives army decisive edge and border row with china aviation brigade with india. The firing range of this chinese-developed launcher is double that of the M-777 a chinese military source claimed back then. Less than a fortnight has passed since those reports, now there is yet another set of deployments from india's side. The current build-up is positioned in india's northeastern region and is centered on the Tawang Plateau and Arunachal Pradesh.

The 14th dalai lama fled to india to escape a chinese military operation using nearby mountain passes in 1959. In 1962 both sides fought a war in this area. Undoubtedly tawang hold significance immense historical political and strategic value. To dig its feet firmly into the ground here the indian army has deployed u.s made chinook helicopters and light howitzers along with homegrown supersonic missiles. 

The eurasian times had previously reported that india had opted for the chinook to enlarge its fleet of heavy-lift choppers. Prior to this the country had relied on a small fleet of russian-built MI-26 heavy transport helicopters. There were multiple reasons for the indian air force iaf choosing the CH-47 chinook. The chopper was designed and developed by the u.s rotorcraft company vertol and manufactured by boeing vertol. The latter has now come to be known as the vertical lift division of boeing defense space and security.

The heavy lift copter has a twin-engine tandem rotor design, it is capable of airlifting a variety of military and non-military loads into remote locations. This strategic airlift capacity is believed to be one of the main reasons that new delhi had behind picking the advanced CH-47 multi-mission helicopters. IAF would definitely appreciate the airlift capability that ranges across a full spectrum of combat and humanitarian missions.

Chinooks have proved to be a great workhorse for the u.s involvement in afghanistan as such in mountainous terrain and at high altitude. With carrying capacity of 45 odd troops or about 11 tons of mixed inside and or underslung load it can play a very important role in the insertion of troops, supply support for various tactical missions, former IAF vice chief air Marshal Bhushan go Clay Reddit told the Eurasian Times.

Indeed chinook's history of being used by the us army as well as by the militaries of more than 19 countries around the world has accorded it with a certain reputation and political clout. The chopper not only possesses a fully integrated glass cockpit for mission management, but it also has a digital advanced flight control system built to enhance aircrew safety.

The chinooks come with advanced cargo handling capabilities which allow aircrews to quickly and conveniently shift from missions. Personnel onboard can change from moving cargo during missions to transporting people, vehicles and other materials at hand. Apart from that the choppers are known for coming in handy in providing support for the construction of infrastructure and border road projects. This is especially true of the northeast region of India.

Additionally boeing has claimed that the chinook can be operated, climatic, hot, altitude, high and crosswind conditions. Air vice Marshal Prenay Sinha reddit said this is the world's best helicopter for operation at high altitudes in windy condition. Hence it is a big enabler and force multiplier for army's mountain core.