New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has put out in public domain geographical coordinates of many forward military bases in the north and east of the country, raising concern that it was compromising national security.
The IAF gave details such as altitude, longitude, latitude and other dimensions of forward military bases in northern and eastern commands, covering most of the border areas shared with Pakistan and China, in a tender document.
The details are contained in an annexure attached to the Request for Proposal issued by IAF for hiring helicopters from private airlines and public sector undertakings for operations in these forward areas. The decision to hire helicopters from PSUs and private airlines was prompted by their shortage with the air force, especially at a time when winter stocking for remote Army posts have to be carried out. These helicopters are desperately needed to maintain forward Army bases, details of which have now been revealed.
A defence ministry official dismissed concerns about security breach, saying in the era of Google Earth, finding coordinates and other specifics of a military base was not a difficult task.
20/10/11 Times of India
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