Indian Military Picture Thread

[KRAIT]

Because the Indian Navy acquired its first Aircraft Carrier, INS Vikrant, in 1957, 55 years before China.
In 2067, China's Carrier group will be as much matter-of-fact, as Indian Navy's group is today.
How many folks here have read western articles from the time when Vikrant & Viraat were being inducted?
This enthusiastic interest in a new platform is a perfectly normal reaction. Nothing to do attempt to project China as "aggressor" "threat to the "free" world" "evil communist red menace", as some "analysts" here proclaim, at least not in comparison to IN's Carrier - talk about over-reading.

Can you post links of those articles. Really want to read them.

 

[IBRIS]

A RAW ARC jet spotted in Israel:

wonder what they'r cooking

 

[Abingdonboy]

wonder what they'r cooking

I'd assume the jets were in Israel to be outfitted with servailence equipment for carrying out SINGNIT/ELNIT.

 

[Koovie]

 

[Abingdonboy]

 

[Abingdonboy]

 

[Koovie]

 

[Dandpatta]

A few months ago , we (stupid civilians) were given the impression that the BSF will go for digital cameo.

Now the picture here shows three different cameos. What is it that I am not seeing what you see?

BSF

 

[truthseeker2010]

young guns flying the MKI?

 

[Abingdonboy]

young guns flying the MKI?

Yes, and??

 

[truthseeker2010]

Yes, and??

interesting to see amateur pilots flying the most advanced jet in the IAF...

 

[acetophenol]

interesting to see amateur pilots flying the most advanced jet in the IAF...

Young doesnt mean amateur ,does it?

 

[truthseeker2010]

Young doesnt mean amateur ,does it?

it does to some extent because every pilot flies about the same no of flying hours in a year...... and experience comes with time in flying

 

[Abingdonboy]

it does to some extent because every pilot flies about the same no of flying hours in a year...... and experience comes with time in flying

And how do you think you gain experience? Initially MKI pilots were made up of ex Mig-21 pilots but now they are newly qualified pilots and with the aid of instruction and simulator time are trained up on the MKI. Similarly the F-22 used to be flown only by D-15/16 jocks but now most F-22 pilots are newly qualified also.

 

[truthseeker2010]

And how do you think you gain experience? Initially MKI pilots were made up of ex Mig-21 pilots but now they are newly qualified pilots and with the aid of instruction and simulator time are trained up on the MKI. Similarly the F-22 used to be flown only by D-15/16 jocks but now most F-22 pilots are newly qualified also.

Im not saying they are not qualified.... im just saying that they are getting "hands on the best" earlier than expected than in other forces