IAF Station, Tezpur: In the first of our series, โEastern Front Airpowerโ, we speak to Air Commodore V.J. Singh, the Air Officer Commanding(AOC), Indian Air Force Station, Tezpur. StratNews Globalโs team of Amitabh P. Revi and Rohit Pandita travel to the IAF base Tezpur, in Assam, after filming two other series: โEast of The Northeastโ and โAlong The China Front: Commanding The Tawang Heightsโ . In this interview, Air Commodore V.J.Singh recalls the Tezpur baseโs history and the changes with โhigh tech aircraft, the infusion of technology, and the infrastructureโ contributing to โaircraft (that) can fly 24ร7 in all weatherโ which along with โair-to-air refuellingโ has meant platforms have increased their โreachโ from the โstrategic location of this base in this region.โ
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