India increases the number of aircraft to patrol disputed areas. It was initially reported, that a P-8I Poseidon plane was sent to the Ladakh area, who monitored Chinese military activity near the border for several hours. Based on data from such monitoring, India said, that China has concentrated forces and assets in about 43 km from the border, what is a violation of previously reached agreements.
Now there are statements that India will send Chinook and Apache helicopters to Ladakh. At the same time, the first Chinook helicopter appeared over the area of the Galvan valley almost simultaneously with the Poseidon aircraft of the Indian Navy, mentioned above.
Against this background, negotiations were held between representatives of the Indian and Chinese generals at one of the border patrol points.. The Indian leadership is not reporting on the results of these negotiations..
Meanwhile, in the US press intensified those, who is trying to promote f-21 fighters to the indian market. These are modernized versions of the American F-16.. In the USA, they position F-21 as a fighter, which will be created exclusively for India, in Indian enterprises. Earlier in India, such a proposal was actually rejected. Now American lobbyists are connected with a vengeance, Noting, that F-21 “could allow achieving parity on the border with China, possessing at the moment more substantial aviation resources ”.
