Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 17 May 2015 10:41

VJ Su30 met Bharat Rakshak 1 at AI 15 and had a little gift to hand over

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 17 May 2015 11:31

Rampy wrote: Is that Austrian styer? When did we buy that, what happened to Tavor?

Note orange tips on muzzle. Dummies.

nevin · Post by **nevin** » 17 May 2015 12:20

^^ not necessarily. that pic with steyr should be from bilateral army exercise. gun tips are covered so in such days.

http://postimg.org/image/awd05rzsl/00a315cb/

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 20 May 2015 00:02

Newly restored VayuSena DC3 has just appeared on my twiturr tl:

Aditya G · Post by **Aditya G** » 21 May 2015 21:18

T-72 in snow

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 21 May 2015 21:28

VJ, that DC-3 looks gorgeous !

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 22 May 2015 07:52

Rahul M wrote:VJ, that DC-3 looks gorgeous !

It sure does, i hope the VayuSena is getting it here.

My Latest Photo:

Tejas Positive Climb ✈ http://www.airliners.net/photo/2643853/L/

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 27 May 2015 10:15

My Latest Photo:

GC Suneet Krishna admires the thousands in attendance while performing the four stop 45° roll showing-off the beautiful Delta Wing shape of the Tejas ✈ http://www.airliners.net/photo/2647201/L/

Skanda · Post by **Skanda** » 29 May 2015 01:39

Women in the Army

To Conquer her land

Rampy · Post by **Rampy** » 29 May 2015 02:26

Skanda wrote:Women in the Army

To Conquer her land

Awesome, I wish our presstitudes and armchair generals who harp about women in combat etc. read it and understand

srai · Post by **srai** » 29 May 2015 07:40

Vishal Jolapara wrote:My Latest Photo:

GC Suneet Krishna admires the thousands in attendance while performing the four stop 45° roll showing-off the beautiful Delta Wing shape of the Tejas ✈ http://www.airliners.net/photo/2647201/L/

LCA is a looker! Did BRF ever come up with a Bollywood name

koti · Post by **koti** » 29 May 2015 12:07

I think we should go with a actor rather then an actress for LCA.

Ankit Desai · Post by **Ankit Desai** » 01 Jun 2015 06:45

BSF@50: A lensman's tribute to the Borderman

and more.

-Ankit

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 07 Jun 2015 17:51

My Latest Photo:

Wg Cdr C U V Rao & Flt Lt Prashant Sharma Touching the sky with glory ✈ http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=8039872

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 14 Jun 2015 03:26

My Latest Photo:

Jurman Raksha Mantri departing Mumbai after visiting Western Naval Command ✈ http://www.airliners.net/photo/2656411/L/

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 19 Jun 2015 08:13

My Latest Photo:

Wg Cdr Anirudh Karulkar & Flt Lt Navjot Singh ^rotate^ ✈ http://www.airliners.net/photo/2659158/L/

Rakesh · Post by **Rakesh** » 19 Jun 2015 08:24

Vishal, great photo. Just a quick question. In the link above you have a Rambha - serial number SB413 - from No 30 Rhinos based at Lohegaon AFS. The date of the picture is 19 Feb 2015. Another picture taken by you of the exact same aircraft (SB413), with a date stamp of 18 Feb 2015, has the caption stating that the aircraft is from No 106 Lynx squadron based at Tezpur AFS. I don't know why they don't put squadron insignias on the Rambhas. They do it for the MiG-29s and Mirage 2000s.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/India--- ... 3f2ca02751

Rakesh · Post by **Rakesh** » 19 Jun 2015 08:39

At least they used to. The newest IAF MiG-29 and Mirage 2000 photos on Airliners.net have the squadron insignia removed.

The good ol' days;

No.47 Black Archers once based at Lohegaon AFS in Pune. Not sure where they are now. I think at Adampur AFS now.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galle ... 1.jpg.html

From No 7 Battle Axes Squadron based at Maharajpur AFS in Gwalior, Madya Pradesh.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galle ... 2.jpg.html

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 19 Jun 2015 18:49

Rakesh wrote:
Vishal Jolapara wrote:My Latest Photo:

Wg Cdr Anirudh Karulkar & Flt Lt Navjot Singh ^rotate^ ✈ http://www.airliners.net/photo/2659158/L/
Vishal, great photo. Just a quick question. In the link above you have a Rambha - serial number SB413 - from No 30 Rhinos based at Lohegaon AFS. The date of the picture is 19 Feb 2015. Another picture taken by you of the exact same aircraft (SB413), with a date stamp of 18 Feb 2015, has the caption stating that the aircraft is from No 106 Lynx squadron based at Tezpur AFS. I don't know why they don't put squadron insignias on the Rambhas. They do it for the MiG-29s and Mirage 2000s.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/India--- ... 3f2ca02751

I'm glad you read the remarks as i research my subject before writing about it. Except, this one's a typo.
She is an Assamese Lynx - except its not Rhinos Wg Cdr C U V Rao & Flt Lt Prashant Sharma flying her (their bird was SB318).

The Lynx only flew their own bird SB413 & vice-versa except on Feb 21st when both the Morning & Afternoon display was flown by SB318, morning by the Rhinos crew & afternoon by the Lynx crew.

srai · Post by **srai** » 19 Jun 2015 21:09

Rakesh wrote:... I don't know why they don't put squadron insignias on the Rambhas. They do it for the MiG-29s and Mirage 2000s.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/India--- ... 3f2ca02751

Individual airframe assignment to a squadron is not permanent--at least not for its entire service life. They get rotated during deep overhauls and upgrades. Squadrons also share airframes in reserve pool.

However, with fewer aircrafts/squadrons like in the cases of MiG-29s/Mirage-2000s the airframes can be more permanently assigned since there aren't that many to rotate around. For Su-30MKI fleet as it stands today, you are dealing with over 200+ airframes and 10+ squadrons; at any given time 11-12 per cent of the fleet (22-24 units) is undergoing major repair and overhaul and another 13-14 per cent of the fleet (26-28 units) is grounded, awaiting major systems or repairs. So the airframe-to-squadron rotation would be high with 50+ airframes undergoing major repair/refit at any given time.

But it could be changes in institutional practices as well

tsarkar · Post by **tsarkar** » 19 Jun 2015 22:18

A couple of decades ago, targeting was by radar & insignia did not matter. However with improved IRST & EO sights (the Spyder can be launched cued by EO), low visibility has assumed importance. Pakistanis don't even paint their roundrels in green, preferring a dull grey instead. Similarly USAF has grey star markings instead of the red, white & blue.

Planes or ships are brightly coloured only during events. Otherwise even ship pennant numbers are painted in dull colours.

Having said that, some like the white tigers and black panthers have managed low visibility insignia.

Aditya G · Post by **Aditya G** » 19 Jun 2015 23:57

IMHO at least a couple of aircraft per squadron should be painted with unit insignia. Unlike the Army the air force uniforms are not the best to display it. IIRC only overalls have patches, the official uniform has no indication of the unit.

tsarkar wrote:A couple of decades ago, targeting was by radar & insignia did not matter. However with improved IRST & EO sights (the Spyder can be launched cued by EO), low visibility has assumed importance. Pakistanis don't even paint their roundrels in green, preferring a dull grey instead. Similarly USAF has grey star markings instead of the red, white & blue.

Planes or ships are brightly coloured only during events. Otherwise even ship pennant numbers are painted in dull colours.

Having said that, some like the white tigers and black panthers have managed low visibility insignia.

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 27 Jun 2015 23:51

My Latest Photo:

Ameer Khan Prithviraj juxtaposition ✈ http://www.airliners.net/photo/2663946/L/

Mihir · Post by **Mihir** » 30 Jun 2015 21:10

61 captured Somali pirates aboard the INS Tabar.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 12 Jul 2015 14:23

A few (cellphone) images of one of the public interaction programs being conducted in Bangalore for the BSF's 50th anniversary
With Kalashnikov

X95

Carl Gustav

Poor image of grenade launcher

Rakesh · Post by **Rakesh** » 13 Jul 2015 02:11

I know it is sacrilege to post anything from the Trishul Trident blog, but an interesting picture of radar installation on an IAF MiG-29. I am not a radar expert, but as per the blog it is either the Phazatron NIIR’s 385kg N-019 Rubin RPLK-29/Sapfir-29 pulse-Doppler radar or the NO19MP Topaz radar.

http://trishul-trident.blogspot.ca/2015 ... heirs.html

A Sharma · Post by **A Sharma** » 13 Jul 2015 18:01

Akash Missile handing over to IAF Gwalior

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 19 Jul 2015 13:44

Some Sunday Hi-Res Garam Maal by my friend Atamvir shot via my 100-400 bandook

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 22 Jul 2015 22:54

VayuSena transiting via Athens enroute Vilayat for IndraDhanush (click for more photos)

The Hindustanis arriving at RAF Coningsby

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 23 Jul 2015 19:34

The base has posted many photos & videos of the mehmaans aagaman https://www.facebook.com/RAFConingsby/v ... 189862822/
Checkout their page for more.

Karthik S · Post by **Karthik S** » 23 Jul 2015 20:10

Vishal Jolapara wrote:The base has posted many photos & videos of the mehmaans aagaman https://www.facebook.com/RAFConingsby/v ... 189862822/
Checkout their page for more.

The comments section as usual has "aid" mentioned.

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 24 Jul 2015 10:55

Karthik S wrote:
Vishal Jolapara wrote:The base has posted many photos & videos of the mehmaans aagaman https://www.facebook.com/RAFConingsby/v ... 189862822/
Checkout their page for more.
The comments section as usual has "aid" mentioned.

I couldnt find it¿
But i guess he cleared that up

Nick_S · Post by **Nick_S** » 25 Jul 2015 20:09

<self-deleted - wrong thread >

Karthik S · Post by **Karthik S** » 25 Jul 2015 20:15

Vishal Jolapara wrote:I couldnt find it¿

It's in previous page of that link.

vikassh · Post by **vikassh** » 27 Jul 2015 19:48

Seems to be a special forces unit preparing for the assault in Gurdaspur.

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 27 Jul 2015 20:40

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 27 Jul 2015 21:55

Para SF. Tavors and M-4s. The Patka helmets are surprising though.

rkhanna · Post by **rkhanna** » 28 Jul 2015 13:35

^^ See Images in SF thread. While SF was present dont think ALL pics with Tavor/M4s are SF. Could be combo of Ghatak QRF / RR units that came down from J&K.

Also, IMO Post 26/11 and all the 'Photops's of Punjab SWAT etc the first responders performed subpar. Do we need to keep calling in SF units to deal with Incidents like these? What are Local SWAT being raised for?

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 29 Jul 2015 22:30

Nice little video put-out by the RAF

Nick_S · Post by **Nick_S** » 30 Jul 2015 17:41

HQ of above pic - http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafconingsby/rafc ... o3_big.jpg

More HQ pics here:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafconingsby/news ... ageContent

https://www.facebook.com/RAFConingsby/photos_stream

Take off HQ vid here -
https://video-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvide ... e=55BA39A4