Indian Navy: Pictures and Multimedia

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A MiG-29K of INAS 303 "Black Panthers" gets airborne at Goa - Dabolim (GOI / VAGO) India, May 8, 2013

 

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Goa - Dabolim (GOI / VAGO) India, May 8, 2013



One of the new batch of Ka-31 AEW helicopters belonging to INAS 339 "Falcons" heads out for an afternoon flight with the squadron CO at the controls.

 

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MiG-29KUB

Twin-seater from INAS 303 "Black Panthers" taking off with a tailwind in front of parked Il-38SD of INAS 315 "Winged Stallions".

Goa - Dabolim (GOI / VAGO) : India, May 8, 2013

 

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Lighting the pipes and going vertical shortly after takeoff.

Indian Navy Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29K Goa - Dabolim (GOI / VAGO) India, May 9, 2013

 

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The newest Ka-31 AEW helicopter of the Indian Navy, parked up at Goa

 

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An Indian Navy Kamov Ka-31 AEW helo holds short of Rwy 26 at Goa as a civil A320 lands

 

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Indian Navy MiG-29K loaded up with 2x Kh-35 AShM and 57mm rocket pods

The inboard pylons are carrying Zvezda Kh-35 / AS-20 "Kayak" anti-ship missiles (also used by IN Ilyushin Il-38SDs), while the two pylons outboard of those are carrying B8-M1 20-round 57mm rocket pods for soft(er) surface targets. Just out of frame (you can see the tailfins) are Vympel R-77 / AA-12 "Adder" long-range air-to-air missiles. The MiG-29K also mounts ECM/ACMI pods, as well as Vympel R-73 / AA-11 "Archer" close combat missiles, as well a bunch of gravity bombs (dumb as well as guided).

 

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A MiG-29K and two Do-228s over the Andamans.

 

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Indian Navy Ilyushin Il-38SD departing Goa with a HUGE trail of smoke

 

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Face to face with the new glossy-painted Sea Dragon of INAS 315. IN303, in the old matte paintjob, is parked on the ramp at the back.

 

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Dornier 228-201


An INAS 310 "Cobras" bird heads down the runway to take off into the wind.

 

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Indian Navy MiG-29K, this time showing ALL its weapons -

Stores from L-R: ECM pod (black), Vympel R-77 (AA-12 Adder) BVRAAM, B8-M1 rocket pod for 20 57mm rockets, Kh-35 AShM (AS-20 Kayak), centreline fuel tank, Kh-35, B8-M1, R-77, ACMI pod (white).

 

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A couple of Indian Navy MiG-29Ks during midair refueling

 

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This Mk42C ("Commando") from the Marine Commando Force (MCF) leads a Mk.42B of INAS 330 "Harpoons".

 

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Ex-Sagar Pawan aircraft (note blue tail) aircraft now flying with INAS 551. Not for long, though, as the Indian Navy has begun receiving the first of its BAE Hawk trainers.

 

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Indian Navy Kamov Ka-31 "Helix" engine shutdown procedure with water sprayed into the intakes.

 

[H.A.]

^^^ Why is the water sprayed into the intakes?

 

[W.G.Ewald]

^^^ Why is the water sprayed into the intakes?

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...=lE75Keeg9AjkKRxiWxRWFw&bvm=bv.51156542,d.cWc

 

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^^ ^^ My nariyal pani wala says that - when operating around salt water, they rinsed the engines after every flight.

"salt water"