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Monday, May 20, 2013
China deploys Su-27 fighters in Tibet, can target key Indian air bases
China's all-weather fighter base in Tibet is now widening its range of options in the event of a conflict with India.
Intelligence intercepts and satellite monitoring has confirmed that China may have to some extent overcome Tibet's extreme altitude and temperatures to operationalise an all-weather airfield near the Tibetan capital Lhasa.
The airfield is Gonkar, where China has deployed Su-27 fighters.
Sources told CNN-IBN that the Gonkar airfield will enable Chinese fighters to widen their selection of Indian targets from Ladakh to Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
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