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โ€œHigh-Tech IAF Aircraft Are All Weather 24ร—7 Platforms, Air-To-Air Refuelling Has Increased Reachโ€

IAF Station, Tezpur: In the first of our series, โ€˜Eastern Front Airpowerโ€˜, we speak to Air Commodore V.J. Singh, the Air Officer Commanding(AOC), Indian Air Force Station, Tezpur. StratNews Globalโ€™s team of Amitabh P. Revi and Rohit Pandita travel to the IAF base Tezpur, in Assam, after filming two other series: โ€˜East of The Northeastโ€˜ and โ€˜Along The China Front: Commanding The Tawang Heightsโ€˜ . In this interview, Air Commodore V.J.Singh recalls the Tezpur baseโ€™s history and the changes with โ€œhigh tech aircraft, the infusion of technology, and the infrastructureโ€ contributing to โ€œaircraft (that) can fly 24ร—7 in all weatherโ€ which along with โ€œair-to-air refuellingโ€ has meant platforms have increased their โ€œreachโ€ from the โ€œstrategic location of this base in this region.โ€

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Watch the first part of this series, in which the AOC discusses changes over time, operations, night flying, challenges of the terrain, altitude and weather in the area, training, and how the squadrons on the base, in particular the Sukhoi 30 MKIs are dealing with the threats in the region, especially along the LAC at the Arunachal Pradesh China bord