The Su-30 fighter plane carrying out reconnaissance missions
On September 12, according to Pakistan’s “Dawn” report, local residents near Ladakh photographed a heavy fighter plane flying at low altitude. From the appearance of the aircraft, it has a three-wing layout. The Flanker series of fighters proved that this aircraft is not a J-11 or J-16, but a Su-30MKI heavy fighter of the Indian Air Force. It is reported that the Su-30MKI fighter jets flew directly to the India-Pakistan border of Kashmir. The Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI is generally deployed at the rear base to avoid direct attacks from Pakistan’s long-range rockets. Kind of task.
The reconnaissance pod carried by the Su 30MKI
This Su 30MKI does not carry missiles, only an electronic jamming pod is mounted on the wingtip, and an ELM-2060P synthetic aperture radar reconnaissance pod is mounted in the middle of the belly. It is the role of a guest reconnaissance plane to conduct reconnaissance on Pakistan's frontline positions. The Su-30MKI fighter has a range of 3,200 kilometers and can linger for a long time near the Kashmir border. Although the P8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft prepared by the Indian Air Force can also perform reconnaissance missions, the Su-30MKI has a faster flight speed and better maneuverability. Even if it is intercepted by Pakistani fighters, it can still retreat. It can be concluded that this reconnaissance mission is very close to the Pakistani positions. The Su-30MKI fighters must perform the mission to ensure safety.
The Israeli Air Force’s F16I fighter
ELM-2060P is a synthetic aperture radar survey developed by the ELTA Electronics Division of Israel’s IAI Company. It is the world’s first synthetic aperture radar system equipped on tactical aircraft, and even the US Air Force is specialized Procured this kind of radar equipment on its own F16 fighter. ELM-2060P has always been a standard accessory equipment for Israeli F16I fighters, and has played a key role in air strikes in Syria and Lebanon. This kind of radar can perform high-resolution imaging of ground targets from 170 kilometers away. It can use strip imaging mode to search large areas, or it can use spotlight precise imaging mode to identify a single target. India purchased this reconnaissance pod from Israel in 2005, which is specially equipped on the Su-30MKI fighter. Z2z
Indian Army’s T72 tanks
In addition, according to the video released by the Indian Army, a large number of T72M1 main battle tanks are moving to the front line in the snow. Due to the inconvenient traffic near the front line, the trucks cannot continue to move forward. The Indian Army directly let the T72 tanks follow the small road. Front-line maneuvering and long-distance driving in a plateau environment caused great loss of tank diesel engines, but the Indian Army still insisted that the T72 rush to the front line non-stop, seeming to prepare for a large-scale military operation in Kashmir. At present, there has been heavy snow in the area, and the snow cover will exceed 5 meters in a few months, and no vehicles will be able to continue to the front line.
Pakistan Army’s tank
and Pakistan’s troops in Kashmir are far less than the Indian army. The number of main battle tanks, large-caliber artillery and fighter jets is not as large as India, and the performance of tanks and fighters is slightly inferior to that of India. Kashmir is in a defensive state. At this time, India dispatched Su-30MKI to conduct reconnaissance on Pakistani positions, which seems to be preparing for the winter offensive. Considering that the logistics of the two sides will be affected in the winter, India is also unlikely to launch a long-term offensive, it is likely to be a surprise operation, or simply want to exert military pressure on Pakistan.
