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Nice work ansons. Is it the river Brahmaputra?

Landing back at Pathankot AFS after downing an F-6 in clear weather

How about a good detailed MiG-23BN? The last flying MiG-23BN in the world - tail no. SM-273 flew into history just recently.

Yeah, that's right. No way US would have allowed to manufacture a US built engine. But now the present day situation is completely different. The P-8I, USS Trenton & C130J were ordered during President Bush's reign. But with President Obama in power, who knows? New restrictions? Further improvment/decline in Indo-US relations? I think it was the cost of the a/c that made the IAF reject it, probably EF-2000 would go down as well. If the current govt remains in power after the next elections, I bet it would either be F-16 or F-18 that will be selected. P-8I & C-130J were selected without any competition. The RFP for 22 Attack helicopters were cancelled to give more time to Boeing & Bell. Read this: http://www.livefist.blogspot.com/

Hi Mike, Good to see you around

Apparently the MiG-29K's RD-33MK Sea Wasp engines don't smoke as much as early MiG-29 engines.

Nice pic lindr2. I read on a forum that 4-6 Indian MiG-29s are in Russia for upgradation. Have you read this in Russian papers or sources?

First major export order of HAL Dhruvs. Dhruvs in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian Air Force received five Dhruvs that arrived in an Antonov-124 transport aircraft. HAL paid for ferrying the Dhruvs by AN-124, but the company believed that the goodwill generated will be worth the expense. Several South American countries besides Ecuador — Colombia and Chile among them — are evaluating the Dhruv. HAL knows they are carefully watching the Ecuador contract. HAL wants to ensure that Ecuador has no problems with maintaining its Dhruv fleet. A selected team of ten HAL engineers is being posted in Ecuador for the two-year period when the Dhruvs will be under warranty. They will carry with them the entire requirement of tools and spares required to keep the helicopters serviceable. During these two years, the HAL engineers will train the Ecuadorian Air Force to maintain its Dhruvs. The Presidential DHRUV will be based in Quito, the other 4 will be deployed in Manta, Taura, Lago Agrio and Esmeraldas to support operations in the border with Colombia. DHRUV 6 SAR +1 VIP * ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE Dhruv for the Presdient of Ecuador

PIctures of HAL Dhruv for Ecuador from Aero India 2009.

A Business Boeing Jet (BBJ), patterned on the US president's office-in-the-sky Air Force One, was inducted into the Communications VVIP Business Boeing Jet Squadron of the Indian Air Force. The jet is one of three the IAF has purchased and is equipped with state-of-the-art security gadgets and the latest communication systems. The first BBJ will be christened Rajdoot, a name initially borne by a Russian TU-124 and then by the Boeing-737 the new jet is replacing. The BBJ is based on a newer generation Boeing-737. The Communications Squadron ferries the president, the vice president, the prime minister, the service chiefs and other dignitaries.

WIth LM getting contract for supply of 6 C-130J Hercules & Boeing getting the contract for supply of 8 P-8I MPA, surely the govt wants to give American companies a preference. The govt is sick of Russian blackmailing over the Gorshokov issue. The IAF was to acquire 6 more IL-78s from Russia, but now has apparently decided to acquire 6 A-330 tankers to instead of them.

Interesting Read: How I crossed swords with Chuck Yeager

Can't wait for the pics

Yeah, B/G Yeager was in Pakistan during the 1971 war. His Beechcraft was destroyed by an IAF Hunter during an air raid. He believed it was deliberately targetted by Indian fighters to give uncle Sam "a bloody nose". HE used to interrogate captured Indian pilots. During one such interrogation of a downed IAF SU-7 pilot, Yeager asked the pilot how could Indian Su-7s keep on hitting targets deep inside Pakistan with unerring accuracy time and again. Were they being guided by an AWACS(they widely believed that a Tu-126 was guiding IAF fighters onto targets) or did they carry some advanced navigation equipment. That Indian pilot kept in replying that they carried nothing except a compass & a timer for navigation. Both sides got irritated at this question & answer session and finally the Indian pilot replied " The only other thing that we carry besides a compass & a timer are a pair Mark II eyeballs installed in an Indian skull"

The B(I)58 could carry a 4-cannon gun pack in the belly. WHen this GP was mounted,its bomb-bay could not be used.

This whole project is meant to be a freeware only.

Yes Try flying Crab_02's F-6 in a CAS mission,try firing your cannons at tanks....you'll know

Yeah, docked ships at harbours would be fun. Who did the Vikrant mod out of Albion? Gramps, was it? What signs ? In your screenie, the F-6 carries a rocket pod in the inner most pylon. Pakistani F-6As did not have that weapon station at all. It only had a sidewinder station & fuel tank station on each wing. WHen the F-6A's were sent for CAS, they used its cannons only for blasting tanks.

There would be a few British & French weapons that would go in the weps pack too. For e.g, 60-lb rockets for the Hunter/Mystere. SNEB rocket pods for Canberra/Hunter/Mystere. There are other weapons as well. Want me to make a list of weapons India had/has in its inventory? Pakistani weapons, I can find out looking into books. Would it be possible to add new towns/cities later? There are some important towns where major battles took place - Longewala, Assal Uttar comes immediately to mind......would setup superb Close air support missions.

Happy Birthday,Dave

As for the Indian Fitter, you can use some of the new skins I did which are available in Indian Skins section here at CA. Yeah, the Mk.101 can use F-86D pit. but the Mk.100s & 101s were ex-German Navy airframes acquired after the 1965 war. I will look into my copy of "Fiza'ya : Psyche of the Pakistan AF". Need anything specific? corrected

I am pretty sure I did this skin(No.29 Sqdn "Scorpions") long time ago for Pasko's Ouragan. I don't remember where I had uploaded it . May be a dedicated Indo-Pak weapons pack? The F-6 pylons were there in Buny's pack as well.

Let me put together a list of aircraft that participated in the wars 1965 War Indian Air Force Dehavilland Vampire FB.52 - pasko Dehavilland Vampire NF.54 - N/A Dassault MD-450 Ouragan - pasko Dassault Mystere IVA - ajunaidr Folland/HAL Gnat F.Mk.1 - Marcelo Hawker Hunter F.Mk.56 - Armourdave English Electric Canberra B(I)58 - ajunaidr English Electric Canberra B66(B.2) - ajunaidr English Electric Canberra PR.57 - N/A MiG-21F Type 74 - Mirage Factory MiG-21PF Type 76 - howling1 C-119G - Monty_CZ AN-12BP bomber IAF- TW/ ghostrider883 C-47 - capun B-24J Liberator - pasko Lockheed Super COnstellation - capun Indian Navy Hawker Sea Hawk FGA. 6 - bunyap Breguet Alize - N/A Pakistan Air Force F-104A/B Starfighter - ajunaidr F-86F-35 Sabre PAF - Zurawski/howling1 B-57B/C Canberra- ajunaidr RB-57 Canberra - ajunaidr T-33 Shooting Star - pasko C-130B Bomber - TW/ghostrider883 C-47 - capun 1971 war Indian Air Force Dassault Mystere IVA - ajunaidr Folland/HAL Gnat F.Mk.1 - Marcelo Hawker Hunter F.Mk.56(Mk.6) - Armourdave Hawker Hunter F.Mk.56A (FGA.9) - TW English Electric Canberra B(I)58 - ajunaidr English Electric Canberra B66(B.2) - ajunaidr English Electric Canberra PR.57 - N/A MiG-21FL Type 77 - mppd Su-7BMK Type S-22 Fitter - howling1 HAL HF-24 Marut Mk.1 - capun C-119G - Monty_CZ AN-12BP bomber IAF- TW/ ghostrider883 C-47 - capun Lockheed Super Constellation - capun Indian Navy Hawker Sea Hawk FGA. 6 - bunyap Hawker Sea Hawk Mk.100/101 - bunyap Breguet Alize - N/A Pakistan Air Force F-104A/B Starfighter - ajunaidr F-86F-35 Sabre PAF - Zurawski/howling1 Canadair Sabre Mk.6- Zurawksi Shenyang F-6A - Crab_02 Dassault Mirage IIIEP(E) - Mirage Factory Dassault Mirage IIIRP - N/A B-57B/C Canberra- ajunaidr RB-57B/F Canberra - ajunaidr T-33 Shooting Star - pasko C-130B Bomber - TW/ghostrider883 Almost all a/c are available for the game. N/A represents Not available

No, I don't. But may be this will help: IAF MIG-21s at War

Mike, Let me know if you are looking for anything specific. I have a quite a few books on the IAF. I can scan some relevant pages and send them over to you.