Hawk-eyed team to ensure security at Aero India

Bangalore: Do you want to have a hair-raising experience with air fighters at Aero India 2011, but worried about your safety at the high-profile event? Don't fret as the Indian Air Force is taking no chances on the security front for the event at Yelahanka from February 9 to 13.
In the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks and small ones in Bangalore, the defence ministry will deploy 400 to 500 personnel armed with automatic weapons, apart from weaponized aircraft and missiles which will be in readiness mode.
Security measures for both air and ground-based emergencies will be in place. Apart from civil police, commando teams will be deployed. Discussions are on to have DSC-CISF commandos, air force commandos and army commandos who will form a three-tier ring on the ground. They will be all over the campus and at vantage points too. They will cover areas from entrance to the runway, exhibition areas and air-display viewing areas. Plans are also afoot to deploy a stand-by para-regiment commando team.
The IAF may also deploy shoulder missiles at key places to tackle air-borne attacks.
08/01/11 Prashanth G N/Times of India

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