PM Modi Highlights Deesa Air Base's Strategic Role in Western Defence
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PM Modi Highlights Deesa Air Base's Strategic Role, Boosts Western Air Defence
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News18•01-04-2026, 16:16
PM Modi Highlights Deesa Air Base's Strategic Role, Boosts Western Air Defence
•PM Modi emphasized the strategic importance of the Deesa air base in Gujarat, noting its long-delayed development.
•Located 130 km from the Pakistan border, Deesa fills a critical gap in India's western air defence grid, enhancing surveillance and military readiness.
•The base will function as a Forward Base Support Unit (FBSU), capable of hosting radars, helicopters, surveillance assets, and supporting fighter aircraft.
•Deesa improves the IAF's rapid response capability along the western front, connecting operational arcs and reducing deployment times.
•The project, initially proposed in 2000, gained momentum under Modi's government, with Rs 1,000 crore sanctioned for its development.