IAF fighter shoots down suspicious object in Rajasthan

[SQ8]

Wonder why the bombs were armed, but the IAF shot down a weather balloon with instruments that might have been sent up for meteorological research by a civilian agency from Pakistan as the location is ideal for picking up weather patterns near the delta. It is good that the IAF shot it down because regardless of where it came from, it is a danger to civilian air traffic if not caught on time. A collision with an airliner flying at 500 kph is essentially death for the aircraft.

Not bad practice for the IAF though in terms of testing its response time.

 

[Spectre]

Wonder why the bombs were armed, but the IAF shot down a weather balloon with instruments that might have been sent up for meteorological research by a civilian agency from Pakistan as the location is ideal for picking up weather patterns near the delta. It is good that the IAF shot it down because regardless of where it came from, it is a danger to civilian air traffic if not caught on time. A collision with an airliner flying at 500 kph is essentially death for the aircraft.

Not bad practice for the IAF though in terms of testing its response time.

Makes me realize the danger of unregulated civvie drones in the airspace.

 

[SrNair]

May be a cover up for this

IAF blooper: Fighter jet accidently drops 5 bombs in Rajasthan, loud explosion heard
New Delhi: Explosions were heard in radius of about 10 kilometer after an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet dropped five bombs at Gugdi in Barmer district of Rajasthan on Tuesday.
Initial reports suggest that the bombs accidently slipped out of the jet which was on a sortie over the area.

No casualties have been reported so far.

IAF has dispatched a team for the site. (Details awaited)

http://zeenews.india.com/news/india...ently-drops-5-bombs-in-rajasthan_1849264.html

Bomb

It was not a bomb but a sonic boom and remains of bullets from Su main gun .
Pathetic press

 

[SQ8]

Bomb

It was not a bomb but a sonic boom and remains of bullets from Su main gun .
Pathetic press

That would make much more sense as it would be highly unprofessional of the IAF to let live bombs slip off the racks and not fry the skin of the pilots and maintenance crews for doing that.

 

[Mrc]

If i am not mistaken , this is first ever air to air kill of su 30/27 series...really historic monent

 

[Hellfire]

If i am not mistaken , this is first ever air to air kill of su 30/27 series...really historic monent

lol

 

[mkb95]

Wonder why the bombs were armed,

maybe bcos iaf was on high alert and they had to prepare for any situation that might arrive.

 

[egodoc222]

Was it another ISI Pigeon...?

Not sure....
Why? Did you guys sent one?

 

[Kal Muah]

Was it another ISI Pigeon...?

You should really fear pigeon, incase you don't know.

 

[Blue Marlin]

You should really fear pigeon, incase you don't know.

cool vids, thanks for the share

 

[Strigon]

Maybe it was another naughty trick of Jupiter disguised as a drone. Damn planets and pigeons keep messing with iaf...

 

[Sage]

Pigeo again

 

[$@rJen]

wow... very good iaf... it doesn't matter if it was hostile or not.. but damn good to see the vigilant

 

[Edevelop]

good job IAF. Thanks for not letting your guard down.

It was a meteorological balloon and IAF just wasted money scrambling a jet

 

[$@rJen]

It was a meteorological balloon and IAF just wasted money scrambling a jet

Money!!!!??? its defense, they don't care about money.. if something suspicious their task is to identify and destroy.. from the air pilots are not going to come very close and let it go after identifying. whatever foreign object comes uninvited then shoot the F down.. what i like is IAF's radar coverage, Vigilant and scrambling time