Indian Navy all set to raise a new MiG 29K squadron on the Eastern Front!

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Navy MiG-29Ks Taste Eastern Air Ahead Of New Squadron




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Friend and colleague Shivamurthy Gurumath who was down in Visakhapatnam for the INS Kamorta commissioning on Saturday caught these MiG-29Ks at the naval air station there. Turns out a clutch of Ks from the Black Panthers squadron in Goa are ripping it over the eastern sea in preparation for the new squadron that navy intends to raise in the east. The Ks at Goa operate off the INS Vikramaditya. Most of the 37 MiG-29K and 8 MiG-29KUBs have been delivered, with the second order currently being serviced.

With MiG infrastructure coming up at Vizag's INS Dega naval air station, new MiG-29Ks will progressively be inducted here ahead of full squadron status. The Ks at the Visakhapatnam unit will spend the next few years operating much like the existing INAS 303 jets served ahead of Vikramaditya's arrival. They'll operate from shore until the new Vikrant-class indigenous aircraft carrier enters service, though that's some way off. A report by my colleague Jugal Purohit plays out today on Headlines Today. Will post the link with video pictures of the Ks at Dega.

Source:- Livefist: Navy MiG-29Ks Taste Eastern Air Ahead Of New Squadron
MiG 29K squadron base at Vizag soon, says Navy chief Joshi - The Times of India

 

[sachin@india]

awesome awesome awesome !!

 

[greatone]

How many Mig-29s does IN operate ?
And whats the number of land based and carrier based aircrafts ?

 

[livingdead]

we need to tackle supa pawa bd @BDforever

 

[skynet]

Great news

 

[saikumar]

Great news

 

[Etilla]

Does that mean the current fleet of 45 Mig29K will be expanded to 60-65 Mig29K

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

How many Mig-29s does IN operate ?
And whats the number of land based and carrier based aircrafts ?

Total 45 - 37 MiG-29K and 8 MiG-29KUBs - The Vikramaditya is expected to carry up to 24 MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets.

 

[sancho]

How many Mig-29s does IN operate ?
And whats the number of land based and carrier based aircrafts ?

45 will be the total number and they all are carrier fighters, the squadrons however are based on shore bases when the carrier is not out at sea and that's what this is about. We will have 1 carrier at each side and therefor there must be 2 squads of Migs on both sides too.

Does that mean the current fleet of 45 Mig29K will be expanded to 60-65 Mig29K

Sadly no, they only raise the 2nd squadron now, because most of the 45 Migs that we ordered will be available soon.

 

[Etilla]

45 will be the total number and they all are carrier fighters, the squadrons however are based on shore bases when the carrier is not out at sea and that's what this is about. We will have 1 carrier at each side and therefor there must be 2 squads of Migs on both sides too.



Sadly no, they only raise the 2nd squadron now, because most of the 45 Migs that we ordered will be available soon.

Thanks for the info but i have 1 question.

Where do the Sea Harriers go when the Viraat is at port?

 

[kaykay]

How many Mig-29s does IN operate ?
And whats the number of land based and carrier based aircrafts ?

37 Mig29ks are in active service now while All 45 MIGs will be delivered by next year.

 

[sancho]

Thanks for the info but i have 1 question.

Where do the Sea Harriers go when the Viraat is at port?

To Goa, they are based at INS Hansa.

 

[kaykay]

Well after second sqd, there will still be some aircrafts left so is there any plan to put few of them in Andaman and Nicobar islands?

 

[arp2041]

we need to tackle supa pawa bd @BDforever

Don't try to enter my DOMAIN......It's my IP.

 

[sachin@india]

how good are our mig if we comapared it with pakistani f-16 blik 52