Six second-hand A-321 aircraft were acquired by the Indian Air Force for modification into Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation and aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
“Four A-321 aircraft are being used for transport roles for helping troops to reach forward areas like Leh in Ladakh,” IAF officials told ANI.The other aircraft are being used by DRDO for converting them under the Netra-2 programme of Indian Air Force’s new ‘eyes in the skies’.
The IAF has three Israeli PHALCON AWACS aircraft along with two Made in India Netra planes. The project would help IAF get more of these planes for surveillance.
J-K Police host 3rd Northern Regional Coordination Committee Meeting in Srinagar
ammu and Kashmir Police hosted the 3rd Northern Regional Police Coordination Committee meeting aimed to enhance Inter-State Police coordination besides addressing various policing issues effectively across the North-Indian States/UTs, at Conference Hall of Police Headquarters
Speaking on the occasion, the DGP J&K Dilbag Singh said that team J&K i.e. J&K Police, CAPFs, Army, Intelligence agencies, and Civil administration are working together as a unique model to make Jammu & Kashmir terror-free. He said there was a time when every Friday stone pelting was happening on security forces, now that is over, DGP added. He said that the J&K security team has been able to ensure zero violation of human rights and added that there has not been a single civilian casualty in any law & order engagement over the last few years.
“We are moving inch by inch towards the policy of zero terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir”, the DGP said.
He said that terrorism in J&K is at its lowest level and added that this year J&K Security team has been able to neutralize around 40 foreign terrorists and 09 local terrorists adding that local involvement in terrorist activities has drastically come down. He said that optimum synergy among the forces has pushed terrorists out of villages & cities to mountains.
The DGP said that people’s cooperation with the forces has been of immense help for which he thanked the people of J&K. He said ‘enforcement of rule of law’ was one single guideline for the security team of J&K and added that action has been taken against the people involved in any anti-national activity as well as against instigators.
