India's Super Hercules Lands At Highest Airfield On LAC!

[OrionHunter]

India for the first time flew in a Hercules C 130 J to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) opposite China. It is the first time that a Hercules C-130J has landed at the Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip, which is at an altitude of 16,600 feet. In April, an eye-to-eye contact between India and China happened near this airstrip. This one was to tell the Chinese: Don't mess with us again!


Here's the video...

India flexes muscle with Hercules-India-TIMESNOW.tv - Latest Breaking News, Big News Stories, News Videos

Congrats to the IAF for a job well done!

 

[Anurag Rathore]

close this thread similar thread is posted

 

[Donatello]

An unarmed cargo plane lands near China and this is an indication that don't mess with us again? Like Seriously? Might have as well just sent them a bouquet of roses.

 

[qwerrty]

giant target practice for chinese manpad

 

[JayAtl]

giant target practice for chinese manpad

it has counter measures . was that you shrilling like a girl in the video?

 

[gubbi]

An unarmed cargo plane lands near China and this is an indication that don't mess with us again? Like Seriously? Might have as well just sent them a bouquet of roses.

For a TT on a defence forum, you should have appreciated the importance of this exercise. FYI, you might want to check up on Op Chequerboard and Op Falcon vis-a-vis Indo-China skirmish of 1986-87. You would understand the significance of landing an "unarmed cargo plane" near China.

 

[Alpha1]

An unarmed cargo plane lands near China and this is an indication that don't mess with us again? Like Seriously? Might have as well just sent them a bouquet of roses.

Or there could be artillery pieces in it?

 

[qwerrty]

it has counter measures . was that you shrilling like a girl in the video?

these guy has counter measures too. lighting effects looks really nice to crowd at airshows

real world

 

[danger007]

as usual denial mode... no problem... carry on...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[IndoCarib]

 

[kaykay]

A good read.
10 reasons why IAF's C-130J Super Hercules landing in Daulat Beg Oldie, Ladakh is important : India, News - India Today

 

[JayAtl]

these guy has counter measures too. lighting effects looks really nice to crowd at airshows

[/IMG]

you have the mental fortitude of those shrillers I knew it!- Those images you posted, are of an Apache from a crash. It was not brought down. Per your IQ level - all one has to do is deploy shoulder firing anti aircraft missles and you would not need an air force in anyone's military

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[OrionHunter]

An unarmed cargo plane lands near China and this is an indication that don't mess with us again? Like Seriously? Might have as well just sent them a bouquet of roses.

You're a so called 'Junior Think Tank' on PDF and this is all you've got? Dunno where PDF is heading with such great stalwarts!

 

[Donatello]

You're a so called 'Junior Think Tank' on PDF and this is all you've got? Dunno where PDF is heading with such great stalwarts!

What has that got to do with me being a Jr Think Tank?

The reason i wrote my comment the way i did is as if something impossible has been achieved. I read the same on other Indian news article. Please explain to me how a C-130 deployed to do what it was designed to do related to an Airforce 'flexing it's muscle' ?

If IAF flew say, SU-30 over there and dropped some bombs towards China, yes i would say that is flexing the muscles, but c-130, seriously?

It's called 'Hercules' for a reason.

It will land where ever the hell it wants to land.

 

[indiatester]

What has that got to do with me being a Jr Think Tank?

The reason i wrote my comment the way i did is as if something impossible has been achieved. I read the same on other Indian news article. Please explain to me how a C-130 deployed to do what it was designed to do related to an Airforce 'flexing it's muscle' ?

If IAF flew say, SU-30 over there and dropped some bombs towards China, yes i would say that is flexing the muscles, but c-130, seriously?

It's called 'Hercules' for a reason.

It will land where ever the hell it wants to land.

In case of hostilities, what would you prefer to protect your positions.
1) A Sukhoi dropping some bombs and returning OR
2) A C-130 delivering a brigade with weapons?