Sir, I don't think any F-16s are stationed at Halwara.
The airforce was saying sukhois are not forward deployed due to lack of shelters...now they have been.Are these shelters proof against pre emptive strikes or is this a conscious risk they are taking?
These shelters are large enough to house the Su-30s. IAF has built 2 sizes of HASs, larger ones (usually with 2 exits) for Su-30s and Helis, smaller ones (one exit) for all the remaining types of jets. It is the larger type which is lesser in quantity as compared to requirement (~250 Su-30s). Nevertheless, a limited amount of such shelters is available at all FOBs, including Srinagar.
*coughs* *tejas* *coughs more*
IAF Chief Bats For Indigenous Technology, Says Can't Wait For It to Replace 'Obsolete Equipment'
IAF Chief Bats For Indigenous Technology, Says Can't Wait For It to Replace 'Obsolete Equipment'
The Old and the New: Painting by NCE C Nagraj depicts Indian Air Force 17th Squadron's Fighting Fleet from 1950s to 2019 with de Havilland Vampire, Hawker Hunter, Mig-21 and finally the Rafale being displayed. This painting was presented to Air Chief BS Dhanoa at Ambala during resurrection of 17 Squadron.
Which one is the most advanced bunker buster presently? Also why didnt spice2000 record videos of balakot operation?
This is not a bunker buster ,this is a building destroyer.Last operation IAF used penetrator bunker buster version which made small hole in roftops ,went in and then exploded shrapnel inside killing all soft targets inside without destroying building.Pakistani propaganda used this to claim bombs missed.So this time we got spice mk84 variant which will demolish the whole building itself leaving no scope for enemy propaganda war.
For video you need optical tv camera guidance munition,IAF had the crystal maze ,but they couldnt be used in balakot due to bad weather.
We need not go for building destroyer to take care of propaganda part. we only need some IR and thermal imaging system which is not weather dependent.
DRDO (@DRDO_India) Tweeted:
Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully flight tested from Su-30 MKI
Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully flight tested from Su-30 MKI DRDO on Twitter ( )
Harsh Vardhan Thakur (@hvtiaf) Tweeted:
Astra BVRAAM is going to be on the wing of every combat aircraft of India. A significant milestone achieved today and getting ready for full scale induction into fighter fleet of IAF. @DRDO_India Research Center Imarat (RCI) Hyderabad has done us proud yet again. ANI on Twitter ( )
Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully flight tested from Su-30 MKI
Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully flight tested from Su-30 MKI DRDO on Twitter ( )
Harsh Vardhan Thakur (@hvtiaf) Tweeted:
Astra BVRAAM is going to be on the wing of every combat aircraft of India. A significant milestone achieved today and getting ready for full scale induction into fighter fleet of IAF. @DRDO_India Research Center Imarat (RCI) Hyderabad has done us proud yet again. ANI on Twitter ( )