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Chinese incursion during Xi Jinping’s visit a mystery, Air chief Arup Raha says | idrw.org

 

[Agent_47]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Seeking to fast-track indigenous attack chopper production, the state-owned PSU HAL has invested over Rs 150 crore more for building another two prototypes of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) which will help in early completion of the programme.

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[ni8mare]

https://twitter.com/x/status/519538008282787840

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[ni8mare]

https://twitter.com/x/status/519531685621149697

 

[kaykay]

Guys Airforce day celebrations are live on DD National.
@jarves @janon @gslv mk3 @Abingdonboy @TejasMk3 @IndoUS @FNFAL

 

[TejasMk3]

Link for the lazy

 

[kurup]

https://twitter.com/x/status/519531685621149697

NGARM must be the Anti-Radiation Missile in development ..... right ???

 

[ni8mare]

NGARM must be the Anti-Radiation Missile in development ..... right ???

nEXT Gen Anti-Radiation Missile

 

[sudhir007]

All Mig in One shot 21, 23, 25, 27, 29

 

[sancho]

All Mig in One shot 21, 23, 25, 27, 29
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Man that's a sight. Nice find!

 

[sudhir007]

Man that's a sight. Nice find!

thanx

 

[Agent_47]

IAF Mirage 2000 Upgrade Update
October 06, 2014: By December, HAL will receive two newly upgraded and certified IAF Mirage 2000 jets, the first of nearly fifty aircraft to be souped up as part of a $2.2 billion deal. Starting next year, HAL's licensed upgrade technology will be in place from Dassault Aviation and Thales Systems to begin upgrading the remaining Mirages to the Dash-5 standard for the eager IAF. With the first two upgraded jets already flying over Saint Cloud in France, the country's military airworthiness agency will shortly certify them. CEMILAC will follow a formality within India as well once the jets arrive. The Mirage fleet, based out of Gwalior, remains the frontline multirole capability that the IAF is looking to augment with the MMRCA acquisition. The Mirage 2000-5 aircraft will come with a new radar, avionics, man-machine interface and weapons, including the MICA radar-guided beyond visual range air to air missile. A team from the IAF visited France earlier this year to witness flight trials of the first two upgraded jets and has reported back their satisfaction on progress and technical efficacy of the programme. HAL is currently still working with Dassault and Thales to prepare to churn out at least six aircraft per year in order to meet the demanding delivery requirements of the IAF, which wants all aircraft over the next seven years.

 

[Munir]

Please do explain me why this pilot gets a medal after his plane was destroyed by bad ordnance... All he did was ejecting to survive (which is good).

That's Wing Commander Gaurav Bikram Singh Chauhan. Bumped into him on Wednesday at IAF chief Arup Raha's Air Force Day reception in Delhi. You've read about Chauhan before here. He was in the back seat of the Su-30 that went down last year over the Thar Desert. Twenty months after ejecting from the doomed and disintegrating fighter, Chauhan now stands decorated with a Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry. I've had a chance to listen to the whole terrifying, riveting and hilarious story. What follows is the first detailed account of what happened on February 19, 2013.

 

[Daedalus]

Please do explain me why this pilot gets a medal after his plane was destroyed by bad ordnance... All he did was ejecting to survive (which is good).

That's Wing Commander Gaurav Bikram Singh Chauhan. Bumped into him on Wednesday at IAF chief Arup Raha's Air Force Day reception in Delhi. You've read about Chauhan before here. He was in the back seat of the Su-30 that went down last year over the Thar Desert. Twenty months after ejecting from the doomed and disintegrating fighter, Chauhan now stands decorated with a Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry. I've had a chance to listen to the whole terrifying, riveting and hilarious story. What follows is the first detailed account of what happened on February 19, 2013.

Wing Commander Chauhan was hit in the face by shards of the canopy that shattered with the first explosion. This caused him to sustain several lacerations and wind blast injuries. Despite negligible vision in the darkness of the desert sky which was further obscured by facial bleeding caused by his injuries, he made a superhuman effort to push himself against the burning railing of the cockpit, accessed the ejection handle and successfully operated it. This resulted in both the pilots ejecting safely.

Eye witness accounts and video footage of the incident indicate the undeniable presence of a large explosion near the wing. In face of such a unprecedented situation wherein the aircraft bursts into flames with no warning of impending failure Wing Commander Gaurav Bikram Singh Chauhan displayed exceptional courage, situational awareness, uncommon reflexes, in extricating himself and crew member from a distressed aircraft.

Livefist: Award Citation Details Phenomenal Escape From Doomed Su-30

 

[Munir]

Wing Commander Chauhan was hit in the face by shards of the canopy that shattered with the first explosion. This caused him to sustain several lacerations and wind blast injuries. Despite negligible vision in the darkness of the desert sky which was further obscured by facial bleeding caused by his injuries, he made a superhuman effort to push himself against the burning railing of the cockpit, accessed the ejection handle and successfully operated it. This resulted in both the pilots ejecting safely.

Eye witness accounts and video footage of the incident indicate the undeniable presence of a large explosion near the wing. In face of such a unprecedented situation wherein the aircraft bursts into flames with no warning of impending failure Wing Commander Gaurav Bikram Singh Chauhan displayed exceptional courage, situational awareness, uncommon reflexes, in extricating himself and crew member from a distressed aircraft.

Livefist: Award Citation Details Phenomenal Escape From Doomed Su-30

That sounds like Top Gun. But I am looking forward to how SU30MKI could have such error. Normally dumb bombs get armed after x seconds when they really are released. This sounds like a Russian bomb going against all logic. Does someone know how these Russian bombs function? I have not see any safety systems nor have a clue.

I read it but strange part of GSM using to call wife first. After such an accident most people would have been filled with adrenaline and just sit and wait.