Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

[Narasimh]

Good thing that RM mentioned C-295 deal and its importance

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

I should have elaborated further, by ground radars I don't mean radars only on the plains, but also on hills and mountains. Without disclosing much, we have green pine radar on Mt. Abu at around heights of 1000m above sea level directly looking into Pakistan.

At 1000 meters above sea level, that radar won't see enemy target flying at 1000 meter altitude over Jaisalmer or Pokharan. But ofcourse that is not what Green Pine is for and hence its placed back. I understand your point that the HPR will also be placed on high ground, much closer to Pakistan, but that still won't give us complete vision. We need AWACS and blimp-mounted radars (Nakshatra, etc) for Cruise Missile Defence.

 

[Flying Dagger]

I should have elaborated further, by ground radars I don't mean radars only on the plains, but also on hills and mountains. Without disclosing much, we have green pine radar on Mt. Abu at around heights of 1000m above sea level directly looking into Pakistan.

We always knew we needed more AWACS it's just the deals have been in backburner over price negotiation etc for decades i.e. phalcon AWACS .

DRDO offered its own in development phases and airforce is going with it.

 

[mist_consecutive]

Some serious muscle-flexing over bureaucratic IAF chief

 

[Nationalist Manasvi Papa]

Are these Garuds?

 

[Covfefe]

Are these Garuds?

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Looks like CRPF in VIP Protection duty

 

[Tactical Doge]

Are these Garuds?

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VSG

 

[Nationalist Manasvi Papa]

VSG

Full form?

 

[Tactical Doge]

Full form?

Just the VIP security Group within CRPF

Edit:

 

[Dessert Storm]

Modi Govt To Build Emergency Landing Facility On 19 More Highways Across Country

Video: Jaguar aircraft carries out a touch and go landing at the Emergency landing field on the national highway(NH-925) in Jalore, Rajasthan

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

Can gurus here post something about air to air capabilities of mirage 2000s and jaguars?
Their radars and there comparison with pakistani planes?

 

[Tactical Doge]

Can gurus here post something about air to air capabilities of mirage 2000s and jaguars?
Their radars and there comparison with pakistani planes?

Slightly OT
But maha recommended watch

Spoiler

The guest is 'unpleasant' about the Radar and the M53 engine, other than that M2K is a gem

 

[ezsasa]

WTF is a Roman cavalry doing on a Indian airforce squadron logo(even if it isn’t an official logo)!!!

On one hand folks are trying to de-westernise Indian discourse, and these folks are introducing ambiguity in Bharat’s narrative. Push and pull at the same time defeats the purpose.
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Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Air Defence System being inducted into the 2204 Squadron of the Indian Air Force in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would be officially inducting the missile system into the Air Force here.

 

[Tactical Doge]

WTF is a Roman cavalry doing on a Indian airforce squadron logo!!!

On one hand folks are trying to de-westernise Indian discourse, and these folks are introducing ambiguity in Bharat’s narrative. Push and pull at the same time defeats the purpose.
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Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Air Defence System being inducted into the 2204 Squadron of the Indian Air Force in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would be officially inducting the missile system into the Air Force here.

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It is an Equitus Sagitarii

Ideally would have been great if they were replaced by something related to Rajputs in accordance to regional traditions of Rajasthan (@Lonewolf Kabhi toh active ho jao bhediye !!!??)

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

WTF is a Roman cavalry doing on a Indian airforce squadron logo!!!

On one hand folks are trying to de-westernise Indian discourse, and these folks are introducing ambiguity in Bharat’s narrative. Push and pull at the same time defeats the purpose.
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Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Air Defence System being inducted into the 2204 Squadron of the Indian Air Force in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would be officially inducting the missile system into the Air Force here.

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Its not Roman's it is the scythians or some other mellachas .
It basically means that horse archers were game changers in old warfare , hence the logo

 

[Tactical Doge]

Its not Roman's it is the scythians or some other mellachas .
It basically means that horse archers were game changers in old warfare , hence the logo

Parthians actually if I'm not wrong

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

Parthians actually if I'm not wrong

Na , it can be anybody.
Huns , parthians , scythians anybody

 

[Covfefe]

Can gurus here post something about air to air capabilities of mirage 2000s and jaguars?
Their radars and there comparison with pakistani planes?

Upgraded Mirage 2000 is a fairly capable fighter platform. The only bone of contention is its Thales RDY2 Pulse Doppler Radar, which can be a problem due to Jamming but it's not as if your adversary has power-optimized AESA all throughout their fleet(PAF has the majority of JF17 Block 1 and 2, and F16 variants from the 80s, PLAAF has Mig21 copies, Su 27 copies, and J10 Block A and B. KLJ Aesa is reported to be problematic due to air cooling and low MTBF). MICA missiles(especially IR) are pretty impressive in the medium range. And within visual range, it is as good as they come. Will still be relevant for the decade.

Jaguar afaik carries only the ASRAAM for close-quarter air to air combat (primarily for bombing role escorted with other air superiority fighters)

 

[Tactical Doge]

Jaguar afaik carries only the AMRAAM for close-quarter air to air combat (primarily for bombing role escorted with other air superiority fighters)

You mean the ASRAAM?

 

[Covfefe]

You mean the ASRAAM?

Thanks, corrected.