Mirage landing is a big thing but Pakistan did it much before

[Basel]

There is no need to fire Brahmos from Air.

Tests of BrahMos that can hit targets hidden behind mountains a success - The Times of India

And you think Pakistani CMs cant do it?? dear Babur CM is much deadly in mountains and have more range too, it can avoid enemy fire in mountains too.

 

[Viva India]

Kid why navy has to use Strategic weapons to attack indian shores or islands 3000 miles away, when its subs can reach anywhere near to these islands and attack them by conventional warheads. Plz put some thought in your posts.

Uncle,Did you see the post to which i replied.

 

[Basel]

That is what i stated in my first post we don't really need such ability due to the availability of large no of Air bases situated away from the range of Pak Stand Off weapons.

IAF's bases which are far away from border i.e 500km plus, may be good to save fighter jets but they will be burden and useless when you have to launch a rapid interceptor mission, there is a reason IAF is testing landing jet on roads, they are not fools like many Indian on PDF.

 

[Sneaker]

Decommissioned jet, waiting to be mounted on a stand at some junction, in the meantime, why don't you take some rest.

Nice summary of India and Pakistan armed forces. Indian armed forces protect indian civilians and pak armed froces are protected by civilians...

 

[ACE OF THE AIR]

Uncle,Did you see the post to which i replied.

Bhaya ji,
Baat sahi hai. We do not require to uses any long range missile when the subs are going to get in the coastal areas India or islands.
That was what i had also tried to explain but you went saying 3000 km can only be taken out by ICBM's. Where as it can be done by using far less range missiles too.

 

[Mutakalim]

Uncle,Did you see the post to which i replied.

No. God has not given, we Pakistanis the skills necessary to comprehend Intellectual posts from across the border.

 

[Viva India]

Bhaya ji,
Baat sahi hai. We do not require to uses any long range missile when the subs are going to get in the coastal areas India or islands.
That was what i had also tried to explain but you went saying 3000 km can only be taken out by ICBM's. Where as it can be done by using far less range missiles too.

Last time PNS Gazi came that close too our Coast and that time we don't even had Maritime reconnaissance Aircraft.

Good luck to your Submarines if they could Evade P-8I,TU- 142,TU - 38 and Kamorta Class Firgates all of these are ASW platform.

 

[ManavKalia]

Yes, Mirage landing on Yamuna Expressway is a big thing but Pakistan did it much before - Firstpost

The first-ever test landing of a Mirage-2000 on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura on 21 May is a laudable feat by Indian Air Force (IAF) having huge strategic import but the flip side is that many countries, including Pakistan, have done it much before India. In fact, Pakistan has done it twice, first time way back in 2000 and then again in 2010.

But better late than never. Road runways have been used by many countries during war times and first such instance had come 70 years ago during the fag end of World War II by Hitler’s forces.

The idea behind road runways is that during war times landing strips are the obvious first targets of the enemy and a nation has to have a large number of viable alternatives. That is why nations world over use national highways and civil airstrips for emergency landing by fighter jets.

This explains the importance of having many more smooth and long expressways like the Yamuna Expressway. This also explains the Indian government’s deep focus on having a large network of expressways – and this definitely predates the Modi government.

Soon after the successful test landing the IAF made it clear in a press statement that it intends to activate more such highway strips in future. The IAF statement said: "The aircraft made a practice approach on the highway, coming down to a height of 100 metres before landing off the next approach. The operations were conducted with active support from the government of Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna Expressway Authority, toll authorities of JP Infratech and the civil police. The IAF has plans to activate more such stretches on highways in the future."

Highway strips are strategic assets for a nation which double up as auxiliary bases in war times. Many European countries have used this tactic for decades, particularly Germany, Sweden, Finland and Poland. Countries like China, Taiwan, Singapore and Australia too have done so many times before.

But what should bring a reality check for the Indians is the fact that Pakistan has done it twice before – first in 2000 and then again in 2010.

The first time Pakistan achieved the feat was way back in the year 2000 when Pakistan Air Force (PAF) used the M2 motorway (Islamabad-Lahore) as a runway on two occasions. For those who have an appetite for technical details, Pakistan’s M-1 Motorway (Peshawar-Islamabad) and the M-2 Motorway (Islamabad-Lahore) each include two emergency runway sections of 2,700 m (9,000 ft) length each. The four emergency runway sections become operational by removing removable concrete medians using forklifts.

PAF used the M2 motorway as a runway for the first time in 2000 when it landed an F-7P fighter, a Super Mushak trainer and a C-130. PAF did it again in 2010 by using a runway section on the M2 motorway on 2 April 2010 to land, refuel and take-off two jet fighters, a Mirage III and an F-7P, during its Highmark 2010 exercise.

India has finally woken up to the need to have many road runways. The Agra-Lucknow expressway is the first Indian road runway.

There are many prerequisites for having road runways. For example, there should be a smooth road at least three kilometers long. Moreover, the road segment has to be straight, leveled, located on non-undulating ground without slope and must not have electricity poles, masts, or mobile phone towers.

For a country like India, whose worst security nightmare is having to fight a two-pronged war with Pakistan and China, road runways are crucial. This underlines the importance of expressways – the highest class of roads which are six-or-eight-lanes controlled-access highways.

As of now, India boasts of 23 expressways totaling a length of 1324 kms, but the truth is that all of these so-called “expressways” are misnomers.

If one goes by the strict definition of “expressways”, India has under 1000 kms of such network; and barely a couple of hundred kms network if one goes by the international parameters.

In other words, the more international-class expressways India has, the more Indian strategic interests are secure.

The moral of the story: expressways are not only lifelines for transportation but also key assets for national security.

Lol, every post about India has to drag in Pakistan, what retarded cartoons..

 

[ACE OF THE AIR]

Last time PNS Gazi came that close too our Coast and that time we don't even had Maritime reconnaissance Aircraft.

Good luck to your Submarines if they could Evade P-8I,TU- 142,TU - 38 and Kamorta Class Firgates all of these are ASW platform.

Well how well is India complying with the Chinese Submarines...Have a look at the news papers not too old though then talk about Pakistani Subs.

Lol, every post about India has to drag in Pakistan, what retarded cartoons..

And every Post of Pakistan also drags in India...Exactly what retarded Cartoons of the East.

 

[ManavKalia]

Well how well is India complying with the Chinese Submarines...Have a look at the news papers not too old though then talk about Pakistani Subs.


And every Post of Pakistan also drags in India...Exactly what retarded Cartoons of the East.

Not really, India doesn't want to be compared to Pakistan.. Maybe sometimes China but certainly never Pakistan

 

[Windjammer]

Nice summary of India and Pakistan armed forces. Indian armed forces protect indian civilians and pak armed froces are protected by civilians...

Awesome logic, if that's your idea of protecting civilians then it would be much cheaper for the IAF to plant trees up and down the country.

Lol, every post about India has to drag in Pakistan, what retarded cartoons..

Yup, you should know since the cartoon is called... Rajeev Sharma .

@ Topic, The whole thing turns out to be a damp squib. It was just touch and go rather than a full landing.

''The fighter plane skimmed the highway and landed briefly before it took off again on the stretch of Yamuna Expressway near Mathura.''

India lands fighter jet on highway as part of trials | GulfNews.com

 

[Sneaker]

Awesome logic

I know... thanks for acknowledging...

 

[Shariq786]

47 was not really a air war. It was more like Kargil in a sense, localised heavy army warfare.

65, okay you guys managed to get a good hit. Will give you that.

71, that was India's air war completely.

99, undisputed Indian air war.

But I agree the 48 hour stuff is bollywood propaganda and that fellow is obviously trolling or pulling your leg.

47 no air war my friend as you said...... 65 as you said ........ 71 please check the amount of losses on both sides there were only 15 jets from pakistani side which participated from east PAK (bangladesh) in that war vs you 12 squadrons of diff types of jets still you lost around 19 of your jets vs 5 of our and about 99 PAF didn't participated in it still you lost mirages

 

[Skywalker]

Nice summary of India and Pakistan armed forces. Indian armed forces protect indian civilians and pak armed froces are protected by civilians...

Yes Indian armed forces protect Indian citizens by providing sun sheds.

Lol, every post about India has to drag in Pakistan, what retarded cartoons..

We know you have two hit cartoon characters in India these days by the names of manohar Pariker and ajit doval, hopefully they are enjoying their characters on TV.

Not really, India doesn't want to be compared to Pakistan.. Maybe sometimes China but certainly never Pakistan

Kalia sb you need fair n lovely cream to even come near to Pakistan, comparing is a far fledge thing for Indians. So is LCA flying.

 

[Mr.Nair]

Pakistan rank was 15 in global fire power 2014 and skipped to 17 in global fire power 2015, don't know about 2016 ranking

Global Firepower Military Ranks - 2015