India, US warjets share skies

[DuctapeFatwa]

The first Indo-US combat aircraft exercises in more than 40 years took off today with the IAF and USAF jets taking to the skies over Gwalior to familiarise themselves with the terrain. While both sides have held back their trump cards, the IAF held back the SU-30 MKI while the USAF refused to field the AWACS, F-16s and refuellers, the exercise is being viewed as a major learning experience for both the Air Forces.

According to Air Headquarters, the iAF will be fielding the Mirage-2000, MiG-29, MiG-21 Bison and the SU-30K against the USAF’s F-15C fighters. The first day was spent in familiarising pilots with local terrain from the air followed by joint briefing sessions. Over the next 10 days fighter pilots of both countries will be pitted against each other and will also fly ‘‘joint missions’’. These include practicing intercepts, air combat manoeuvres, protection of high value assets and testing each other’s radar capabilities.

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=41262

[mr_hat]

1. Which sends what message to whom? Beuler? Anyone?

[bahrbearian]

2. Musarhrif

[dai]

3. Next step:

Outsourcing pilots.

[Nevernose]

5. People write "LOL" all the time

Very rarely do I acually laugh out loud. That was clever, dai, very clever.

[madrchsod]

4. giving china the wake up call.....

opening shots of the wars between china and india with the usa backing india

[Darranar]

6. Interesting.

[0007]

7. I bet General Pervez Musharraf is more than a little nervous

Is this the prelude to the capture of bin Laden?