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satish is someone else. you know what my name is

yeah, that was the reason the Indian Navy selected the MiG-29K over Su-33. It would barely have operated successfully from the Admiral Gorshkov(INS Vikramadtya).

lindr2, NIce pics. Can't wait to seem them in Indian Navy colours. At Aero India 09, an official said the batch of first five MiG-29s(could be KUBs) have been handed over to Indian Navy pilots & technicians and they are undergoing a 5-month training course in Russia.

It all started on Thursday last week. That morning I started my laptop and I got the dreaded blue screen when Windows XP was loading. It auto-rebooted and got the same blue screen again. I suspected the RAM got busted and send the laptop for repair. Yesterday evening I got the news that the HDD crashed and all data has been lost. RAM was ok. When the HDD was connected to a desktop PC(as secondary HDD), it was forcing the PC to restart just like the laptop. The technician spent half the day trying to recover the data from the HDD, but said he couldn't inspite of his best efforts. One of my friends suggested me to send the HDD to data recovery agencies, but said it might be very costly and there would be no guarantee that all data could be recovered. It is extremely frustrating and very painful to lose all my data... my photographs, videos I shot....so many things so very near & dear to me..All those things just vanished in an instant . I swear I will see to it that back up my data atleast once a week. Trust me, its not something I want to go through ever again in my life.

Sorry guys. These skins are not going to see the light of the day. I lost all my stuff in a HD crash. I did the crime of not backing up my things on an external HD.....i lost my files, songs, movies, games, SF files(many of which are WIP)..... so many things which are impossible to replace.

The proposed F-16IN would have a F-18 type refuelling probe to refuel from IAF IL-78 tankers. There was a painting of it somewhere

Its that time of the year again when military jets from all over the world touch down in India for India's premier Air Show.... F16s, F-18s touch down in India for Aero India 2009

India's C-130J Specs C-130J-30 & KC-130 specs integrated into one a/c?

lindr2, how's this for a Su-30K? The IAF finflash, Black Hawk and "Hawks" are on a single decal. The easier option i.e painteing them on the bmp was proving to be a major headache. Hence I took the decal option. Does anyone have or can anyone suggest a good accurate font for making the nose serial numbers as in this pic?

The MKI dons Indian colours Lot of work needs to be done.....

:clapping: :ok: :ok: That was the camo sported by one of the MKI prototypes that crashed in England during an airshow in 1997. Can't wait to see it in No.20 Sdn Indian AF "Lightnings" markings & SB-XXX serial numbers . I bet kct would be willing to make RMAF markings & decals for it

Cheers to Dave & to this great community

lindr2, I am working on decals at the moment. I made a single decal with shorter "IAF finflash", Hawks logo & lettering in it. I scanned a photo from the Su-30 book and made a tga out of it. But I have a feeling I might have real trouble in getting the decals to align properly.

IIRC it was being worked on as a payware. Would love to see an Alize as well. The Atlantique is looking really good. Nice work .

The first batch of eight Su-30MK-1s (SB 001 - SB 008), delivered to the IAF, have evolved from the Su-27K long range interceptor, a two-seat fighter derivative of the Su-27PU, which in itself is a two-seat fighter derivative of the Su-27UB trainer. These aircraft have the standard Su-27 radar, an in-flight refuelling capability, limited air-to-ground capability and a data-link system. The second batch, originally built to fulfill a cancelled Indonesian order, of ten Su-30Ks (SB 009 - SB 018) have limited PGM (Precision Guided Munitions) capability.

Deal Certainly those Ks were not capable for firing the R-77 or any ARH missile. The cockpit of the K is more closer to the Su-27's pit. All the above is from a book I have. thread here: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=31127 I will look into the book if I can find some more info on its weapons, avionics etc of the Indian K/MK. The K has 10 weapon stations as opposed to 12 on the MKI.

lindr2, The skin actually looks quite good. The decals sizes needs to be adjusted(which I did) and few minor details need to be added(including HAWKS logo on the fin). I can try & add them.

Nice work lindr2

May be copy/paste paste job of wings, fuselage from your Su-27 skin over Insky's Su-30 mapping would do the job ? There were four Su-30Ks painted in that scheme for Republic Day celebrations flypast over Rajpath,New Delhi. Serial numbers of those I will find from a book on Indian Flankers that I have.

The Martyrs of Mumbai have been awarded the Ashok Chakra. Their next of kin were awarded the citation & medal during the Republic Day celebrations today.(http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Awards/awaac.htm) SHRI HEMANT KAMLAKAR KARKARE, JOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MAHARASHTRA (POSTHUMOUS) On 26th November 2008 at 9:40 PM, Shri Hemant Kamlakar Karkare, Joint Commissioner of Police and Chief of the Anti-Terrorist Squad, received information about a terrorist attack at Chhatrapati Sivaji Terminus Railway Station, Mumbai. Acting swiftly, Shri Karkare dispatched teams to plug the possible escape routes and himself alongwith a small team rushed to Cama Hospital where the terrorists had moved by then. A firefight ensued between the terrorists and the police team. As a result, the terrorists were forced to change their position. Shri Karkare pursued the terrorists but in the process his jeep got ambushed and he was critically injured. He however, continued to lead the operation and succeeded in injuring one of the terrorists. Shri Hemant Kamlakar Karkare displayed courage and leadership of the highest order in fighting the terrorists and made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. SHRI TUKARAM GOPAL OMBALE ASSISTANT, SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MAHARASHTRA (POSTHUMOUS) On 26th November 2008, Shri Tukaram Gopal Ombale, Asstt. Sub Inspector of Police was on night duty at D B Marg Police Station when the terrorist attack in Mumbai took place. Around midnight, a wireless message was flashed that two terrorists were moving towards Marine Drive in a car. Shri Ombale immediately positioned barricades to block its passage. As soon the car stopped, one of the terrorists inside the car opened fire. Shri Ombale in a daring act rushed to the left side of the car and pounced on one of the terrorists in order to snatch his AK 47 rifle. In the process he got seriously injured and later succumbed to his injuries. Shri Tukaram Gopal Ombale showed raw grit and unparalleled courage in making his supreme sacrifice while fighting the terrorists. IC-58660, MAJOR SANDEEP UNNIKRISHNAN, BIHAR REGIMENT / 51 SPECIAL ACTION GROUP (POSTHUMOUS) Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan led the commando operation launched on 27th November 2008 to flush out terrorists from Hotel Taj Mahal, Mumbai in which he rescued 14 hostages. During the operation, his team came under intense hostile fire, in which one of his team members got grievously injured. Major Sandeep pinned down the terrorists with accurate fire and rescued the injured commando to safety. In the process, he was shot in his right arm. Despite his injuries, he continued to fight the terrorists till his last breath. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan displayed most conspicuous bravery besides camaraderie and leadership of the highest order and made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. 4073611, HAVILDAR GAJENDER SINGH, PARACHUTE REGIMENT / 51 SPECIAL ACTION GROUP (POSTHUMOUS) In the night of 27th November 2008, Havildar Gajender Singh was leading his squad in the operation to rescue hostages from the terrorists at Nariman House, Mumbai. After clearing the top floor of the terrorists, he reached the place where the terrorists had taken position. As he closed in, the terrorists hurled a grenade injuring him. Undeterred, he kept firing and closing in on the terrorists by exposing himself to the hostile fire. In the act, he injured one of the terrorists and forced the others to retreat inside a room. He continued the encounter till he succumbed to his injuries. Havildar Gajender Singh displayed most conspicuous courage against grave odds and made the supreme sacrifice for the nation in combating the terrorists. SHRI ASHOK MARUTRAO KAMTE, ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MAHARASHTRA (POSTHUMOUS) On 26th November 2008, ten heavily armed terrorists launched simultaneous attacks at various places in Mumbai. Shri Ashok Marutrao Kamte, Addl. Commissioner of Police was part of the police team which rushed to Cama Hospital where the terrorists had moved in. A firefight ensued between the terrorist and the police team. As a result, the terrorists were forced to change their position. The Police team pursued the terrorists but in the process their jeep got ambushed and Shri Kamte was critically injured. He however, continued the fight and played key role in injuring one of the terrorists. Shri Ashok Marutrao Kamte displayed courage and leadership of the highest order in fighting the terrorists and made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. SHRI VIJAY SHAHADEV SALASKAR INSPECTOR, ANTI EXTORTION CELL OF CRIME BRANCH, MAHARASHTRA (POSTHUMOUS) On 26th November 2008, ten heavily armed terrorists launched simultaneous attacks at various places in Mumbai. Shri Vijay Shahadev Salaskar, Inspector, Anti Extortion Cell of Crime Branch was part of the police team rushed to Cama Hospital where the terrorists had moved in. A firefight ensued between the terrorist and the police team. As a result, the terrorists were forced to change their position. The Police team pursued the terrorists but in the process their jeep got ambushed and Shri Kamte and Shri Salaskar was critically injured. He however, continued the fight and played key role in injuring one of the terrorists. Shri Vijay Shahadev Salaskar showed raw grit and unparalleled courage against grave odds and made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. Salute the brave men & their families :Salute:

Su-30KH? right variant designation? you meant SU-30KN?

I would love to make one. But I don't want to step onto someone's toes by making one. Thanks for confirming. The last I heard all airframes were stored at Bareilly airbase, former home of IAF's MiG-25R/RU sqdn.

I was told that someone else is partly already working on it . Besides RL stuff has come up. I am finding it hard to put final touches on the Indian AF Mirage 2000TH skins I made for Florian's Mirage 2000D. Sadly those beautiful SU-30K/MKs are in storage now....the Hawks now fly the SU-30MKI. The Su-30K/MKs were supposed to be fly back to Russia for possible upgradation & sale to Belarus as Su-30KN? Any info on that?

Beautiful SU-30 skin

The latest version of Brahmos's surface to surface variant that was test fired day before yesterday is nuclear capable