Leh: On the Day two of his Ladakh tour, Indian Army Chief Gen. Manoj Pande flew an IAF Apache attack helicopter from Ladakh Air Base.
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The request for sortie was received by IAF Officials on Saturday from the Ladakh air base yesterday and today the Army chief flew in the chopper over the area, said an IAF officer while sharing details of the exercise.
He added that Army Chief was properly familiarised with the flying characteristics of the platform and briefed about its capabilities and roles before the sorties.
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As per reports, the Apache choppers have been deployed in the Ladakh sector since the beginning of the military standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The IAF has 22 of these American-origin attack helicopters while the Indian Army is going to get six of its own soon.
It is pertinent to mention here that Army Chief began his Ladakh tour on Saturday in view of ongoing Indo China Disengagement. On the Day one, he visited forward areas during the ongoing disengagement in the Gogra Heights Hot Springs area near Patrolling Point 15 where he interacted with the troops and reviewed operational preparedness. He also complimented them for their steadfastness and professional standards, the officials said.
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In addition to this, General Pande witnessed the wargames codenamed ‘Exercise Parvat Prahar’ on Saturday.
