IAF's request to joint Malabar exercise turned down

[tvsram1992]

CBG has all the elements required to mount an attack as well as be able to defend it self and the ACC. The complement of aircraft that the carrier carries also protect their base.
IMHO, with the growing naval air power, MiG-29ks and Naval Tejas and other aircraft in the inventory, IN should shoulder the responsibility for maritime security, while IAF should do what it does best - defend the skies where needed.

The USN operate their own air-wings, along with the marines airwing and USAF does not interfere with their responsibilities.

US even has Marine corps and their own planes . But our case is different . Our Navy with Pakistan will be an offensive force although not all ACCs will be in war , there is no purpose of using ACC for coastal defence . Although as you said shore based N-LCA will be present , they will watch the drama as they are mostly for training and experience while IAF maritime squadron is being upgraded with Super Sukhoi with Brahmos

 

[gubbi]

US even has Marine corps and their own planes . But our case is different . Our Navy with Pakistan will be an offensive force although not all ACCs will be in war , there is no purpose of using ACC for coastal defence .

There are other assets in place for coastal defense. CBGs are basically assault/attack assets.

Although as you said shore based N-LCA will be present , they will watch the drama as they are mostly for training and experience while IAF maritime squadron is being upgraded with Super Sukhoi with Brahmos

The Maritime strike role is at present carried out by the Jaguars of the IAF's No6 Sqd under the South Western Command. There is no information that these aircraft will be replaced by super Sukhois. IAF is not going to divert that precious asset to a maritime strike role. IIRC, the multi-role MiG-29ks - both shore based and ACC based are slated to take over the role of the aging Jaguars and so the maritime strike role will be the sole responsibility of IN air wing.

 

[tvsram1992]

There are other assets in place for coastal defense. CBGs are basically assault/attack assets.
The Maritime strike role is at present carried out by the Jaguars of the IAF's No6 Sqd under the South Western Command. There is no information that these aircraft will be replaced by super Sukhois. IAF is not going to divert that precious asset to a maritime strike role. IIRC, the multi-role MiG-29ks - both shore based and ACC based are slated to take over the role of the aging Jaguars and so the maritime strike role will be the sole responsibility of IN air wing.

Jaguars need to strike the ship with bombs where as Sukhois can do with missiles . Super Sukhois along with P8I(for anti sub ops) will be used as maritime strike aircraft . Also there are plans to base a squadron or two on our natural aircraft carriers andaman and lakshadweep .

 

[sancho]

It's kind of funny that some people really think MMS has nothing better to do than deciding which aircrafts and vessels will take part in an exercise.

MoD has decided this and that most likely for certain reasons. Who said that this exercise was meant to train carrier attacks, or attacks on naval surface vessels in which the Jaguar IMs would be useful? There are so many other things the navy has to train, but you guys simply went way too fast into conclusion and useless blamings of certain people:

Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012

...The exercise took place in approximately 450 nautical miles of sea and air space, and offered the opportunity for the U.S. and Indian naval services to conduct communications exercises, surface action group (SAG) operations, helicopter cross-deck evolutions, and gunnery exercises. The participants split into two SAGs, with Bunker Hill leading one and Satpura leading the other. Carl Vinson and CVW-17 provided air support for the exercise...

Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012

 

[masoomchichora]

usa should not turn down the superduper airforce request to join Malabar exercise

 

[ayesha.a]

usa should not turn down the superduper airforce request to join Malabar exercise

It's not USA that dictates what our forces can or cannot do. Just because your armed forces dance to the tune set by the white house doesn't mean that our armed forced have to behave that way. It's the MoD that sets the agenda for our forces.

In this case also, it was the Indian ministry of defence that turned down the request, not the US. IAF doesn't request anything from the US, unlike some other air forces in the region.