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by VishalJ
22 Mar 2023 11:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119253

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Been listening this video as a podcast on commute to and from work, quite a nice, unbiased perspective from the gentleman who just returned from an extensive India trip:

by VishalJ
23 Jan 2023 23:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 927
Views: 417215

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

Lucky are my Mumbai planespotter friends and other avgeek mitra for whom I bought that box full of patches and other merchandise you can see in the 8th image :x
by VishalJ
23 Jan 2023 23:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 927
Views: 417215

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

How can someone outside IAF collect such patches ? Whats the story of the rectangular patch you omitted Rakesh ji ? ;) Global aviation enthusiasts indeed share patches that they get from their respective home air forces. So when someone like an Indian aviation photographer (Aatish Pillai, Angad Sin...
by VishalJ
23 Jan 2023 23:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Watercanon salute for Rambha in Japan



How aviation passion/hobby is respected in Japan and rest of the world. In India on the other hand, :oops:
by VishalJ
23 Jan 2023 23:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 927
Views: 417215

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

Watercanon salute for Rambha in Japan

by VishalJ
12 Dec 2022 22:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Transport Aircraft for IAF
Replies: 4064
Views: 758557

Re: Transport Aircraft for IAF

Since we're on the C295 subject, I wonder why we didn't pick-up Saudi Arabia's side of the deal and go ahead with the An-132 instead? As they've lost interest in the deal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov/Taqnia_An-132 The An-132 carries 9200 kgs vs the C295's 7000 kgs And the 132 shares the sa...
by VishalJ
13 Nov 2021 02:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Replies: 4656
Views: 1450180

Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016

The Chief himself is standing next to his son in the first picture. If there was any risk, he would have advised against taking pictures. There is really nothing in those pictures of the Rafale that will raise any alarms. Hardened air shelters of the Indian Air Force have even come up in Bollywood ...
by VishalJ
20 Nov 2020 12:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

https://twitter.com/singhshwetabh71/status/1327869653645807616?s=20 ---> A top down view of 2 MiG 29UPGs, (I think during Vayu Shakti 19). Is it just me or do the paintjob on them differ by a shade or two? Level of fade depends on when they were painted, the amount of wear etc........ Here are two ...
by VishalJ
20 Nov 2020 12:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Air India One arriving at Fort Worth today from San Bernardino after getting this incredibly dull, bland, uninteresting livery when they could have done a much MUCH better job at projecting the very best of India :x Humbly requesting: Are there any artists on BR who can do some Photoshop livery des...
by VishalJ
18 Sep 2020 23:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Gp Capt Rohit Kataria in the lead jet (Rafale RB001) breaks the arrowhead formation & pulls-up into a vertical charlie:

https://instagram.com/p/CFRytsdFnb_/ | https://twitter.com/VishalJolapara/stat ... 9671998464
by VishalJ
17 Sep 2020 21:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Take a bow, Vishal Sahib. You managed to get the Rafale on top of the Viraat :lol: :lol: Arrowhead formation with 17 Sq ‘Golden Arrows’ Flt Cdr, Gp Capt Rohit Kataria & Wg Cdr Deepak Chauhan in the lead jet (Rafale RB001): https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPgMpOFUKx/ | https://twitter.com/VishalJol...
by VishalJ
12 Sep 2020 10:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Yours trooli reporting from Ambala onlee: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhhpqRIXsAAyYKt?format=jpg&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhhprjYXcAAsci3?format=jpg&name=small Plis ishtandby for moi to return to base to process and share the camera photos. In the meanwhile, you can see some of...
by VishalJ
05 Jun 2020 22:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Rambha outbound with full burner & packing heat in the form of 4 x 450 Kg HSLD bombs: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBD5MxoFP6-/
by VishalJ
03 Jun 2020 22:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Air India One arriving at Fort Worth today from San Bernardino after getting this incredibly dull, bland, uninteresting livery when they could have done a much MUCH better job at projecting the very best of India :x Click for Hi-Res https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49966353212_92bc7b5172.jpg
by VishalJ
17 May 2020 18:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Legacy Baaz departs without lighting the cans at max dry: https://www.instagram.com/p/CASejcvFBtu/
by VishalJ
15 May 2020 19:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1778689

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

nachiket wrote:From pictures thread
VishalJ wrote:Smokey Bandits:::::::: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIV-EsBl5A/
This should put to rest our misconception that the RD-33-Series 3 solves the smoke problem of the original RD-33.
Image
by VishalJ
14 May 2020 01:20
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1778689

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

Coming back to this picture, it is most probably during a transition in settings. As this is during takeoff, I will hazard a guess that this is just after the AB has been turned off. The think Vishal's caption also says so. Correct. This is the a/c a few seconds ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAD...
by VishalJ
12 May 2020 00:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Full Burner:::::::: https://www.instagram.com/p/CADrxr1l6Ic/
Forgive the crazy Instagram compression, the sky appears so crap if viewed on desktop. It is anything but.
by VishalJ
06 May 2020 04:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Kartik wrote:
VishalJ wrote:Baaz exiting the nest: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0Ho30BikN/
beauty! When was this taken? I believe the last un-upgraded MiG-29 (9.12B) of the IAF has been sent to BRD to be upgraded to UPG standard.
Thanks Kartik. This was a year ago :)
by VishalJ
19 Apr 2020 21:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727437

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Indranil wrote:Congratulations Vishal!
Thanks mate.

Here's my 10 page article/pictorial essay on Planespotting in India in The Business Traveller India: https://vishaljolapara.files.wordpress. ... otters.pdf

PS: article title by the editor
by VishalJ
20 Nov 2019 16:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
Replies: 2848
Views: 923034

Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019

Only watch the full interview if you can get past this snippet first: :rotfl: https://twitter.com/Shumyl/status/1197078480418197504 :rotfl: