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India says landed heavy-lift military aircraft at highest altitude
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to India. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 14:27 UTC. The headline in use is “India says landed heavy-lift military aircraft at highest altitude”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Indian Air Force said on Saturday it had successfully landed a heavy-lift transport aircraft at the highest altitude anywhere in the world in remote Ladakh bordering China. The IL-76MD, a four-engine Russian-origin turbofan military aircraft also known as Ganjraj, landed at an airfield at 4,154 metres above sea level…
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India says landed heavy-lift military aircraft at highest altitude
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