Grounded For 50 Days, Air Power Becomes A Mirage

[nomi007]

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[Safriz]

what are you on about?

 

[Windjammer]

what are you on about?

I think it's about Indian Mirage-2000s, that remained grounded for about two months after 2 consecutive crashes within a few days.

 

[Su-11]

The date at the bottom of that scanned page says October 2008!!

 

[acetophenol]

The date at the bottom of that scanned page says October 2008!!

time machine may be?

nice find!

 

[JanjaWeed]

Here.. this might explain better!!

India Halts Mirage Flight Training Pending Crash Probe

NEW DELHI — Following the crashes of two Indian Mirage 2000-Hs in February and March, the Air Force has temporarily stopped training its pilots on the French-built aircraft, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told Parliament on April 26.

The Air Force has 49 Mirage 2000-Hs bought in the late 1980s from aircraft maker Dassault.

“All routine training flying on the Mirage 2000 fleet has been temporarily stopped as a precautionary measure,” Antony said, according to an official Defence Ministry news release. “Based on the results of the initial investigations of the accidents, certain checks have been instituted by the [Air Force]. Commencement of flying of the Mirage 2000 fleet is being undertaken in stages post completion of checks. Technical defect was the cause of both accidents.”

The aircraft had been grounded following the March crash.

Air Force sources said there were problems with the engines of both of the Mirages that crashed.

India selected Dassault as the preferred vendor in the country’s $11 billion Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal, which is likely to be finalized this year after the contact negotiations with Dassault are completed. Dassault would supply its Rafale fighter aircraft for the program.

A Defence Ministry official here said the Mirage crashes will have no bearing on the outcome of the MMRCA deal

India Halts Mirage Flight Training Pending Crash Probe | Defense News | defensenews.com News|s

 

[nomi007]

artical also highlight the issue of trainer aircrafts
i think which is more important that fighter aircrafts
the numbers of jets ratio between b\w India and Pakistan is almost same

 

[ayesha.a]

artical also highlight the issue of trainer aircrafts
i think which is more important that fighter aircrafts
the numbers of jets ratio between b\w India and Pakistan is almost same

Not anymore, with the inductions of the MKIs gathering pace, India is comfortably ahead in terms of numbers. Also, India operates a huge number of heavy, twin engined air superiority cum multirole fighters, whereas pakistan only operates light, single engined ones. So in terms of quality and qunatity we are comfortably ahead, and the gap will only keep widening as the MKIs keep getting inducted faster. And in the next five years, we will be inducting many other types too (Rafales, LCAs, FGFAs). As the air force chief said earlier today, they have now set their eyes on targeting China. (I mean maintaining parity with them, not attacking them.)