Capt.Popeye
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Check post #20
What you say is a matter of fact and is on record.
However, my gut feeling is that the Sitara will end being considered for the SKAT eventually. Its a matter of some time, since the Sitara has not been inducted into service yet and the IAF pilots en masse still have to get the feel of flying the aircraft, before they can set up their aerobatic routines. Relatively the Hawk has been in the hands of the IAF pilots for longer.
The need for the Hawks to be painted in SKAT colors was simply precipated by the need for more Kirans in the training program; otherwise the Kirans would have soldiered on in the SKAT. The IAF simply did'nt want to disband the SKAT.