Bharat Rakshak

Vishal, remember us discussing this at length at 5.30 in the morning? Fun it was.

Any idea where they are based ?IIRC

No 2, Tezpur
No 8, Bareilly
No 20, Pune
No 24, Bareilly
No 30, Pune
No 31, ????
No 102 Chabua

Please update

K

sure ?

Jagan thinks it's halwara.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units ... drons.html

Any idea where they are based ?IIRC

No 2, Tezpur
No 8, Bareilly
No 20, Pune
No 24, Bareilly
No 30, Pune
No 31, ????
No 102 Chabua

Please update

K

Now, SU-30 fighter squadron in Jodhpur
TNN Oct 1, 2011, 11.04AM IST

JODHPUR: State-of-the-art premier multirole fighters, SU-30 Squadron of IAF will be stationed at the Jodhpur air base from Sunday.

With this induction, strike capability of IAF in Rajasthan has gained far reaching advantage and the air defence of the country has become impregnable . The squadron taking on to the western skies with its lethal strike force, multirole function and weaponry carrying capability will give unassailable advantage to IAF in this sector, defence spokesperson Col S D Goswami said.
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IAF to deploy more fighter aircraft along Pak border
PTI Apr 20, 2011, 09.03pm IST

JODHPUR: Strengthening its presence along Pakistan border, the Indian Air Force will deploy two squadrons of its frontline air superiority Su-30MKI fighter here.

"We have decided to deploy two squadrons of Su-30MKI fighter squadrons in Jodhpur in next two years," South Western Air Command chief Air Marshal A K Gogoi told reporters here.

Gogoi is on a three-day visit to the air force bases in and around Jodhpur.

Jodhpur will be the first Su-30MKI base along the Pakistan border. Till now, the IAF has deployed its main strike fighter in Lohegaon near Pune, Bareilly, and Tezpur and Chabua in Assam.

IAF also plans to deploy the aircraft at its Halwara air base in Punjab.

IAF has started operating Su-30s in high-altitude areas too and its squadrons on a regular basis practice flights from the Leh air base in Jammu and Kashmir.

Talking about strengthening air surveillance capabilities, Gogoi said Medium Power Radars have been deployed under the Command, which will be the first one to use them.

Why is it 14 squadron? 272 would translate to 15 squadrons of 18 each right?

The Indian Air Force's 31 Squadron was presented standards by the President in Pune today. The squadron was formed at Pathankot on 01 Sep 1963, and was equipped with French Mystere aircraft. During both the wars with Pakistan in 1965 as well as in 1971, the squadron was extensively employed in the ground attack role in support of the Indian Army on the western front. The squadron operated Mysteres till 1973, and then the Indian made Maruts till 1983 before re-equipping with the MiG 23 which it flew from 1983 till its number plating in Sep 2003. The Squadron was resurrected on 01 Jan 2009 at Air Force Station Pune under the command of Wg Cdr A Srivastav. The Squadron has been the backbone of the IAF's strike force in several Operations including Brasstracks, Meghdoot, Safed Sagar, Parakram and Vijay Chakra. For its gallant role in various operations, the Sqn has earned one Maha Vir Chakra, three Vir Chakras, one Vishit Seva Medal apart from several commendations by CAS and C-in-Cs. The Squadron is now re-equipped with the cutting edge SU-30 MKI multi role fighter, armed with a state-of-the-art radar, avionics, beyond visual range missiles, precision guided ground attack weapons and air to air refueling capabilities increasing the operational capability of the squadron manifold. The unit continues its operational service exemplifying the unit motto; "Shatrum Chhidrey Praharet" meaning, " A kill with every blow".

I suggest 1 sqdn of SU 30MKI at Port Blair / A&N area

and one (or even half) a squadron in Lakshwadeep Islands. The sqdn may be based in say Sulur or Thanjuvar or XYZ with a permanent detachment Lakshwadeep Islands.
K

The IAF would base Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) with maritime surveillance capabilities along with two squadrons each of the Sukhoi-30 and the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) at its upgraded air bases in Thanjavur and Sulur in Tamil Nadu.

sure ?

Jagan thinks it's halwara.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units ... drons.html

Kalaikunda fighters in charge of Andaman and Nicobar Islands defenses

the article above says during the Tsunami IAF lost assets... I remember the water came all the up to the runway and washed away a part of it .. but did we loose any aircraft?

tsunami will hit again, and perhaps with more vigor... and that is the nature of the terrain and geographic behavior of the place near the bande ache and other island places.

it would be surprising we continue to operate with the same level of preparedness. it is important to raise the runway height to 20ft above sea level - perhaps elevated runways, is the ideal solution... at least assets can be safeguarded.

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The height of seawalls varies according to the predictions of the highest waves in a region. Critics say that no matter how high the seawalls are raised, there will eventually be a higher wave. Indeed, the waves from Friday’s tsunami far exceeded predictions for Japan’s northern region.

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The town of Taro believed it had the ultimate fort - a double-layered 33-foot-tall (10-meter-tall) seawall spanning 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometers) across a bay. It proved no match for the tsunami two months ago.
In Fudai, the waves rose as high as 66 feet (20 meters), as water marks show on the floodgate's towers. So some ocean water did flow over but it caused minimal damage. The gate broke the tsunami's main thrust. And the community is lucky to have two mountainsides flanking the gate, offering a natural barrier.
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^^^

It was raised in Pune in 2009 but in October 2011 it moved to Jodhpur.

one question, maybe silly. i havent come across any material mentioning our MKIs can carry nuclear weapons. Can somebody please tell me whether they are nuclear capable or not?

rahul,

the statesman link quotes a 'senior' IAF official and confirms that a squadron of SU 30MKI is based in kalaikunda airbase (30th sept 2011) which is not recorded in the BRF link above. can it be corrected please?

part of the actual quote - We are at present hosting an Su-30 MKI squadron in Kalaikunda, though we cannot divulge much details about its utility. Regular weapons practice, though, is underway with the Su-30 MKIs in Dudhkundi firing range,” said another senior IAF official.

Following the mishape all 120 Su-30 MKI in five bases (Pune, Bareilly, Tezpur, Chabua and Jodhpur) were grounded,

"We have decided to deploy two squadrons of Su-30MKI fighter squadrons in Jodhpur in next two years," South Western Air Command chief Air Marshal A K Gogoi told reporters here.

Gogoi is on a three-day visit to the air force bases in and around Jodhpur.

Jodhpur will be the first Su-30MKI base along the Pakistan border. Till now, the IAF has deployed its main strike fighter in Lohegaon near Pune, Bareilly, and Tezpur and Chabua in Assam.

IAF also plans to deploy the aircraft at its Halwara air base in Punjab.

HAL’s boss Ashok Nayak has said recently that his corporation had delivered “about 105 Su-30MKI planes” to IAF, with the Indian Defence Ministry expected to order 42 fighters more, driving the total number of HAL-assembled Su-30MKIs up to 222 units.

what is the number of SU 30MKIs in the IAF??

if one keeps aside the last order of 42 (supposed to carry brahmos/nirbhay) which will happen between 2014-2018, it is the balance of 230 which needs clarification.

IIRC Russia has delivered all the 50 of the first lot - by 2004, which means it is all about HAL.

now atleast till nov.2011 99 were delivered by HAL as per MOS Mr. Pallam Raju - confirmed by PIB. however ex HAL chairman Ashok Nayak had said 105 delivered -



but it is reasonable to expect more has been added as this quote of Mr. Ashok Nayak is atleast 7 months old. he retired in oct 2011. even if he made that statement at the very fag end of his tenure - now considering HAL was delivering 12/year it is safe to assume another 7 may have been delivered by HAL till date to bring the total to 112 (HAL supplied).

so total SU 30MKIs with IAF would be 50+112-3=159 as on today IMO. srai, CM??

added later : @aditya_V, thanks. corrected.