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Saturday, October 02, 2010
IAF for Nyoma as major base
Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground, Ladakh
The Indian Air Force wants to expand the Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Ladakh — just 23 kms from the border with China — into a major air base from where all aircraft in the Indian Air Force’s inventory including fighter aircraft like the Sukhoi-30 MKI can operate. The Nyoma ALG is located at an altitude of 13,300 ft.
“The idea is to expand Nyoma into a major air base from where we can operate each and every platform in the IAF’s inventory including fighter aircraft,” the chief of the IAF’s Western Air Command (WAC) Air Marshal N.A.K. Browne said on Friday.
Air Marshal Browne said that the transformation of any ALG (like Nyoma) —into a full air-base from where all types of IAF aircraft can operate — would take about four years from the time the Government gives permission and that the IAF has approached the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for permission.
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