INS Baaz Dornier naval surveillance aircraft Campbell Bay
India commissions INS Baaz to counter China's moves in
Indian Ocean
To keep an eagle eye on the region around the
strategically-located Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Navy commissioned its
new air station INS Baaz at Campbell Bay.
INS Baaz is the southernmost air station of the Indian armed forces, and overlooks the crucial Malacca Strait while dominating the Six-Degree Channel, and is in keeping with India's overall policy to counter China's strategic moves in the Indian Ocean region as well as ensure security of shipping lanes.
INS Baaz, which will initially house Dornier naval surveillance aircraft, is currently equipped to operate light to heavy aircraft capable of short-field operations'' from a runway of about 3,500-feet.
The islands host India's first and only regional 'theatre command', with all Army, Navy, IAF and Coast Guard forces under one operational commander, which was created as part of the national security reforms after the 1999 Kargil conflict.
INS Baaz is the southernmost air station of the Indian armed forces, and overlooks the crucial Malacca Strait while dominating the Six-Degree Channel, and is in keeping with India's overall policy to counter China's strategic moves in the Indian Ocean region as well as ensure security of shipping lanes.
INS Baaz, which will initially house Dornier naval surveillance aircraft, is currently equipped to operate light to heavy aircraft capable of short-field operations'' from a runway of about 3,500-feet.
The islands host India's first and only regional 'theatre command', with all Army, Navy, IAF and Coast Guard forces under one operational commander, which was created as part of the national security reforms after the 1999 Kargil conflict.
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