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Amid Russia War, LAC Tension, US Hints at Growing Ties with India: Aero India 2023

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February 14, 2023

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Amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict, India’s clashes with China at LAC, and tensions with Pakistan, the US appears to be strengthening ties with India, as it arrives in Bengaluru with the largest delegation and the newest fifth-generation F-35 fighters at the Aero India 2023 show. Importantly, Russia is India’s largest defence supplier but has yet to spread its wings globally, according to the latest SIPRI report.

According to the report, “Russia was India’s largest supplier of major arms in both 2012-16 and 2017-21, but imports of Russian arms fell by 47% between the two periods… As a result of this, and India’s increased efforts to diversify its arms supplier base, Russia’s share of total Indian arms imports fell from 69% to 46%,” according to the report.

According to the SIPRI report, Russia’s arms exports fell by 26% between 2012-16 and 2017-21, and its share of global arms exports fell from 24% to 19%. The US, on the other hand, increased its global share from 32% to 39% between the same time periods, according to the report.

Meanwhile, the two F-35A aircraft, which made a debut at Aero India are United States Air Force (USAF)’s newest fifth-generation, stealthy, supersonic, multirole F-35A Lightning II and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter.

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Major General Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, said, “The F-35 represents the leading-edge of US fighter technology. Aero India is an ideal forum to showcase the most advanced, capable, lethal, and interoperable weapons systems the US has to offer. This system and others are designed to penetrate and defeat advanced adversary air defences.”

Earlier, Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Elizabeth Jones has said that “it will be an honour to lead the largest-ever US delegation to Aero India to showcase the world-class equipment, training, capability and interoperability the US industry and military offer. We certainly want to be the partner of choice as India modernises its defence capabilities.”

The F-35A Lightning II demonstration team arrived from Hill Air Force Base in Utah, United States, and impressed the crowds with a demonstration of its unique aerial capabilities, while the F-35A Lightning II from Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska was on static display.According to the US consulate, the F-35’s engine produces 43,000 pounds of thrust and consists of a 3-stage fan, a 6-stage compressor, an annular combustor, a single stage high-pressure turbine, and a 2-stage low-pressure turbine.

Aside from the F-35, an F-16 Fighting Falcon duo will perform daily aerial demonstrations from February 13 to 17, demonstrating the capability of one of the USAF’s leading fighter jets. The F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornets on static display are multirole fighters, it added.

People also ask:

What is LAC with China?

WHAT IS LAC? LAC stands for the Line of Actual Control. It is the frontier between India and China. In a bilateral agreement in 1993, the idea of an ‘Line of Actual Control’ (LAC) came into being, although there was no clear settlement of land positions between these two countries

What is LAC India China?

The term “LAC” became legally recognised in Sino-Indian treaties signed in 1993 and 1996. According to the 1996 agreement, “neither side’s activities shall cross the line of actual control.”

What is Indo China border called?

McMahon Line

What is the full form of LAC between India and China?

LAC stands for Line of Actual Control. The Line of Actual Control is a demarcation line that separates India and China’s disputed regions. It is the two countries’ effective border and has been the site of several border disputes and incidents.

What weapons has Russia lost?

The Russian military has suffered significant equipment losses. According to the Oryx website, 8,000 pieces of equipment were destroyed, damaged, abandoned, or captured, including 1,500 tanks, 700 armoured fighting vehicles, and 1,700 infantry fighting vehicles.