sancho
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these kind of cunning articles which show iaf vulnerability are published to pressure gov. to release even MORE funds for the airforce ...
Or to sell news! The media in India is not that different than western medias, because only sensational news that keeps people talking is good news for them, no matter if there are real problems or not.
Just stated it in another thread, one has to understand that the total IAF fighter numbers are getting lower, while the capability is rising, because only old single role fighters will be phased out, while upgraded and new added fighters will be fully multi role capable. Instead of using Mig 27 for strikes, escorted with Mig 21s, you now use just 1 multi role aircraft. So the squadron numbers don't really tell you much about the real capability here.