印度更新了Nicobar号汽车空军基地的跑道,以加强东印度洋的空中业务。 India upgraded Car Nicobar Air Base runway to boost eastern Indian Ocean air operations.

2026年1月2日,印度国防总参谋长阿尼尔·乔汉将军宣布对安达曼岛和尼科巴群岛尼科巴汽车空军基地的跑道进行重大升级。 On January 2, 2026, India's Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan inaugurated a major upgrade to the runway at the Car Nicobar Air Base in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 2.7公里长、43米宽的跑道现已重新铺设和扩大,加强了印度在东印度洋进行远程空中作业的能力。 The 2.7-kilometer-long, 43-meter-wide runway, now resurfaced and expanded, enhances India’s ability to conduct long-range air operations in the eastern Indian Ocean. 这些改进包括扩大停机坪面积和在紧急情况下可用作二级跑道的出租车跑道。 The improvements include expanded apron areas and a taxi track that can serve as a secondary runway during emergencies. 该基地战略地处马六甲海峡附近,支持苏-30MKI和幻影战斗机行动,并加强印度-太平洋的威慑、监视和后勤能力。 The base, strategically located near the Malacca Strait, supports Su-30 MKI and Mirage fighter operations and boosts India’s deterrence, surveillance, and logistics capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. 这一升级符合印度的“东方行动”政策,并在重要的海上走廊中加强国家安全。 The upgrade aligns with India’s 'Act East' policy and strengthens national security in a vital maritime corridor.