With the procurement of Rafale fighter jets, India has an advantage in Tibet in case of aerial combat with China. According to the Ex Indian Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force, Rafale aircrafts will provide major strategic advantage for India in Tibet in case of aerial combat. The rough terrain and high altitude of Tibet is one of the hardest reached parts of the world.
Former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal (retd) B S Dhanoa has said on Sunday that with Rafale fighter jets in the arsenal of Indian Air Force, they will have a major strategic advantage in Tibet in case of an aerial combat with China. The former marshal has said that these fighter jets will be able to use Tibet’s terrain to its advantage.
The Rafale fighter jets will give India a strategic advantage in case of any aerial combat with China in the mountainous Tibet region as the fleet will be able to use the terrain to its advantage, destroy enemy air defence and incapacitate the surface-to-air missiles, former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal said on Sunday according to Hindustan Times.
Dhanoa, known as the architect of the Balakot strikes, said the Rafale jets along with S-400 missile systems will give the Indian Air Force a major combat edge in the entire region and that India’s adversaries will think twice before starting a war with it, added the report.
A first batch from the contingent of 36 Rafale fighter jets order from French aerospace major Dassault Aviation as part of a Rs 59,000-crore deal signed by the government of India on September 23, 2016 landed in India last Wednesday. These jets touched down on Indian soil water canon salutes. The planes are expected to give a mega-boost to India’s air power amid tensions with China and Pakistan.