Bharat Rakshak

I am no expert in military affairs but surely a fight in the Northeast with China would automatically bring into play a fight with Bangladesh. Why? In order to negate the disadvantage of only having access via so called chicken neck. Hilli in West Benagl to Tura in Meghlaya looks like something that...

I think the idea would be to keep it simple with the aircraft as is; in trainer version and squadron service. Pilots would convert on the two seater. Join a squadron to gain flying skills and build up capacity in the fighter environment. After a few years move onto the bigger/less docile/more compli...

The swedish air force send their pilots from intermediate jet trainer to grippen.

The raf navigator who got shot down in 1991gw has covered this on a discovery wings program.

Pilots fly on jet provost type and then on to grippen.

Very informative and interesting thread.

Thanks to all participants.

Abhaey Don't be so hard on yourself (or India). I saw a really mean looking mig 21 in the static display. Since mig21 usually conjours up an image of something from the era of the sopwith camel, this one did not look to bad. In fact it looked reasonably mean and ready for business!!!! Ok, I give you...