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And they said the fault was with the WEAPON not the pilot OR aircraft.

This kind of event, if showcased properly could have been outstanding. Look at how Western forces present similar (but much smaller) events. And it isn't just about the coverage on the day but the build up, other than a single online trailer that not many people would have seen there was almost...

The sad part is this is probably the truth. Still made me laugh :D

Why wasn't the night time part telivised?

R-73E fired by the LCA is the only missile that failed to hit its target IIRC.

An explanation isn't an excuse. With systems such as these there are literally thousands of variables involved and no system is perfect- these things will happen in wartime also. It is impossible to get away from these realities, it is impossible to be 100% perfect.

Again, I'd say it was doubtful as the R-73E is a "customer nominated" weapon meaning any other jet the IAF may induct may be intergrated with the R-73E. The media might be dumb but they aren't dumb enough to allow for a third party weapon to tarnish the image of the LCA.

Nah, I don't think anyone will make much noise about the R-73E. if there had been an ejection or lock on issue sure but the LCA and her systems did everything correctly, the R-73E (a foreign off the shelf product) failed- just like any such system can.

It's disappointing but it happens. The R-73E is a proven weapon and the LCA has fired it succesfully a number of times but there is always a risk of this sort of thing, it's unfortunate it happened during a demo.

The problem would be with the R-73E as to have a lock and to have been fired the HMS would have tohave worked. Without the lock on the R-73E would never havebeen fired.

It didn't hit the flare thsi time (it did in 2013), these things happen- that tiny flare isn't representational of a real world target.

Garuds:

First time live firing of the Akash??..........umm no.

Garuds: Cpl Singh (died in the line of duty during Pathankot):

Garuds: @Gessler

Loop, tumble, yaw? (thanks to the 3D TVC)

MKI at low level on FLIR is awesome

DD missed it, they panned away.

When I watch Sky news here in the UK, it is all HD and pristine, DD makes everything look so grainy and out of date. But it's not just that but the directors ad camer people are incompetent and don't have a clue what they are meant to be showing.

The camera cut away before I could see what happened :crying: