India has about 270 fighters and 68 ground-attack aircraft defending the Indo-Chinese border.

The Indian Airforce has around 270 fighters and 68 ground-attack aircraft across the Indo-Chinese border.

The Indian Airforce has around 270 fighters and 68 ground-attack aircraft across the Indo-Chinese border.The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs published a report in March 2020 on 'The Strategic Postures of China and India.' The report says that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has an estimated 270 fighters and 68 ground attack aircraft across its three China-facing commands. The report further says that the IAF is also expanding its network of Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs), which constitute small air bases in forward locations to provide staging grounds and logistics hubs for aircraft strike missions.

The Indian Airforce has around 270 fighters and 68 ground-attack aircraft across the Indo-Chinese border.