Chimera

Chimera

Vivek Ahuja

Copyright © 2013 Vivek Ahuja

All rights reserved.

ISBN-10:
1481094181

ISBN-13: 978-1481094184

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This book is dedicated to my father, Wing-Commander P. M. Ahuja, Indian Air Force (Retd.) my mother, Dr. Sulekha Ahuja and all the men and women in the Indian Armed Forces who willingly give their today so that we will have a tomorrow. Hopefully this book will a go a little way in helping people understand why and how they do, what they do.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the people at Bharat-Rakshak Forum, the readers of my blog and my friends who gave me the push and the drive needed to finish what I had started a long time ago.

NOMENCLATURE

ACCR                            AIRBORNE COMMAND AND CONTROL REGIMENT

ACCCS                            ARTILLERY COMBAT COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM

ADGES                            AIR-DEFENSE GROUND ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM

AEW&C                            AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL

AFARP                            ARTILLERY FORWARD AREA REARMING POINT

ALG                                          ADVANCED LANDING GROUND

ALCM                            AIR LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE

AMRAAM                            Advanced MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE

APC                                          ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER             

ARC                                          AVIATION RESEARCH CENTER

AWACS                            AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM

BARCAP                            BARRIER COMBAT AIR PATROL

BMS                                          BATTLEFIELD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

CABS                            CENTER FOR AIRBORNE SYSTEMS

CAP                                          COMBAT AIR PATROL

CAS                                          CLOSE AIR SUPPORT

CIC                                          COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER

CINC-WAC              COMMANDER IN CHIEF, WESTERN AIR COMMAND

CMC                                          CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION

COMINT                            COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE

DCA                                          DEFENSIVE COUNTER AIR

DIPAC                            DEFENSE IMAGERY PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS CENTER

DOD                                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

EO                                          ELECTRO-OPTICAL

ELINT                            ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE

EW                                          ELECTRONIC WARFARE

FAC                                          FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER

FARP                            FORWARD AREA REARMING POINT

FEBA                            FORWARD EDGE OF THE BATTLEFIELD

FFAR                            FOLDING FIN AERIAL ROCKET

GLCM                            GROUND LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE

HAL                                          HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED

HAS                                          HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTER

HUD                                          HEADS UP DISPLAY

HUMINT                            HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

IAF                                          INDIAN AIR FORCE

IASC                                          INDIAN AEROSPACE COMMAND

IB                                          INTELLIGENCE BUREAU

IMFS                                          INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTION SIGHT

IMTRAT                            INDIAN MILITARY TRAINING TEAM

IR                                          INFRA-RED

ISR                                          INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLENCE, RECONNAISANCE

ISRO                                          INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION

JFB                                          JOINT FORCE BHUTAN

LCH                                          LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER

LOD                                          LINE OF DEPARTURE

MBRL                            MULTI-BARREL ROCKET LAUNCHER

MBT                                          MAIN BATTLE TANK

MLRS                            MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM

MOD                                          MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

MRAF                            MILITARY REGION AIR FORCE

MSR                                          MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE

NCNA                            NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY

OCA                                          OFFENSIVE COUNTER AIR

ORBAT                            ORDER OF BATTLE

ORP                                          OPERATIONAL READINESS PLATFORM

PLA                                          PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY

PLAAF                            PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE

PLAN                            PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY

POL                                          PASSAGE OF LINES

RAW                                          RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WING

RWR                                          RADAR WARNING RECEIVER

SAMS                            SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS

SEAD                            SUPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSES

SFC                                          STRATEGIC FORCES COMMAND

SHORAD                            SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE

SOCOM                            SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

SOFOR                            STATUS OF FORCES

SPG                                          SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP

TAR                                          TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION

TEL                                          TRANSPORTER ERECTOR LAUNCHER

TI                                          THERMAL IMAGING

UAV                                          UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

WAC                                          WESTERN AIR COMMABD

WLR                                          WEAPON LOCATING RADAR

WSO                                          WEAPONS SYSTEM OPERATOR

MAPS

Map-1: Regional Geography

Map-2: Chinese airbases near Aksai Chin

Map-3: The Ladakh region

Map-4: Southern Tibet, Bhutan and India

Map-5: Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO)

Map-6: Leh Airbase, Ladakh