<p>The “night landing capability for airfields in the northern and western theatres” was one of the main areas of discussions at the Army commanders’ conference that began here on Monday.<br /><br />Beginning of the winter will witness more night-landing by the Indian Air Force’s medium-lift troop carrier IL-76.<br /><br />“Due to low temperatures at night, the carrying capacity of IL-76 would increase, thus helping in winter stocking as also for operational logistic build up,” said an officer. Addressing top commanders, Army Chief V K Singh asked them to remain vigilant on the northern and western borders. <br /><br />Singh also discussed proposals for accretion of forces within a short span of time and improving border infrastructure, which includes uplifting the conditions of habitats in high-altitude areas. <br /><br />The Army chief’s cautioning to his top commanders comes days after Singh went public with his concerns from the presence of 4000-odd personnel from China’s People Liberation Army. <br /><br />Most of these men are engineers involved in various infrastructure projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.<br /></p>
<p>The “night landing capability for airfields in the northern and western theatres” was one of the main areas of discussions at the Army commanders’ conference that began here on Monday.<br /><br />Beginning of the winter will witness more night-landing by the Indian Air Force’s medium-lift troop carrier IL-76.<br /><br />“Due to low temperatures at night, the carrying capacity of IL-76 would increase, thus helping in winter stocking as also for operational logistic build up,” said an officer. Addressing top commanders, Army Chief V K Singh asked them to remain vigilant on the northern and western borders. <br /><br />Singh also discussed proposals for accretion of forces within a short span of time and improving border infrastructure, which includes uplifting the conditions of habitats in high-altitude areas. <br /><br />The Army chief’s cautioning to his top commanders comes days after Singh went public with his concerns from the presence of 4000-odd personnel from China’s People Liberation Army. <br /><br />Most of these men are engineers involved in various infrastructure projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.<br /></p>
