Anyone for a moment thinking it will Air war in Ladakh needs a reality check.
That is probably one of the harshest places to fight air war.
And more importantly with both sides placing 10's of thousands of soldiers - virtually rules out an air way..
You don't need Aircrafts to wipe out soldiers sitting in a valley.
And if Chinese use Aircrafts, nothing stopping us from wiping out their men in the valley.
If the fight has reached the stage where both sides are using Aircrats, it would mean already tens of thousands in both sides are killed.
On the contrary , Airforce is the Fastest way to Stop and Damage the enemy supply lines
With supply lines disruption , front line troops cannot be sustained for long
China' s aim is to destroy the DSDBO road that runs from North to South in Ladakh
This road is the biggest threat to them
If they send their soldiers to physically occupy it , they can be trapped and killed
So the next option is Artillery which in mountainous terrain can be inaccurate
So precision bombings is the best tool
To hurt your enemy convoys and infrastructure