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Wrong to call them Emergency Landing Facility; Highway Landing Strips Are Strategic Assets for IAF’s Agile Combat Employment – NATO Already Implementing

Airpowerasia, Anil Chopra, India, IAF, Highway Landing Strips

PM Narendra Modi just inaugurated the Highway Landing Strip (HLS) for Indian Air Force’s (IAF) aircraft operations in the East on Moran Highway in Assam. Close to the China border, India has turned one more highway into a runway for all types of aircraft in its inventory. The 4.2-km stretch, wrongly termed as just anContinue reading “Wrong to call them Emergency Landing Facility; Highway Landing Strips Are Strategic Assets for IAF’s Agile Combat Employment – NATO Already Implementing”