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[Windjammer]

Sharpshooters in the briefing room.

 

[fatman17]

“The Indian Air Force’s capabilities are continuing to deteriorate, despite the arrival of a government that seems ready to make big acquisition decisions,” summarizes a recently published Jane’s Defence Weekly briefing on the current state of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Among aviation experts, the IAF has been notorious for its high accident rate in its MIG-21 fleet. For the last few years, it has also been suffering from a shortfall in the number of trained pilots. In addition, the number of combat squadrons has fallen to 34 despite an authorized goal of 42.

The report quotes a previous IHS Jane’s World Air Forces from 2006, which states that the IAF is “a competent, technology-intensive service” yet also, “in a state of flux, and force structure decision-making is complicated by politics, sensitivity to past corruption in procurement projects, conflicting budget priorities, continuing problems with indigenous systems [and] bureaucratic delays in tendering processes.” In 2015, the situation does not seem to have changed too much. According to an internal IAF assessment obtained by IHS Jane’s, the operational availability of the force for the previous three years was on average as low as 60 percent.

The IHS Jane’s report notes that the future capabilities of the IAF are subject to the Modi government’s approach to procurement. “The early signs are that Modi’s MoD will adopt a hybrid policy, encouraging local development but with foreign help.” The success of this partnership approach remains to be been as progress has been slow and mixed, despite the new government’s decision to raise the cap on foreign direct investments, as well the pledge of Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley towards a more “pragmatic approach” when dealing with foreign firms and joint-ventures.

Yet, for example, India and France are still at loggerheads over a $20 billion deal for the local in-license production of 126 Rafale fighter jets in Bengaluru. France’s Dassault Aviation argues that it cannot take responsibility for the production of the aircraft since it has no control and oversight over the production facilities. However, the French defense contractor has pledged to help Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd stick to the delivery schedules. The Indian government will in all likelihood have to make a decision before Indian Prime Minister’s Modi’s scheduled visit to Germany and France in April of this year.

The media also reported reported that India will start developing its own fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA), this year, and is also eager to purchase Israeli air-to-air missiles. New Delhi also wants to develop its first domestically produced military transport cargo plane. This, however, as Defense News recently reported, has run into various obstacles. It appears that what the former Army Chief V.K. Singh said two years ago still holds true: “The procurement game is a version of snakes and ladders where there is no ladder but only snakes, and if the snakes bite you somewhere, the whole thing comes back to zero.”

Why post this here?

 

[fatman17]

On Monday, February 2, Pakistan successfully tested a cruise missile with stealth capabilities capable of carrying conventional and nuclear payloads. The Hatf-VIII (Ra’ad) is an air-launched cruise missile with an operational range of 350 km and has been first tested by the Pakistani Air Force in August 2007. Other tests were conducted in 2008 with a Dassault Mirage III Rose fighter jet used as a launch platform and in 2011 and 2012 respectively. It is not known whether the weapon can also be launched from Pakistani F-16s. In the future, the JF-17 may also be a likely platform. This week’s test constitutes the fifth time that the Pakistani Air Force tested the missile.

 

[nomi007]

 

[Windjammer]

Sonic boom creates panic in Chakwal


CHAKWAL: A blast caused by an aircraft breaking the sound barrier created panic on Tuesday.

The blast was heard at 10:50am. It was so powerful that doors and windows of houses and offices were shattered. The blast left citizens and law enforcement agencies confused and baffled.

Parents rushed to Government Degree College for Women where the atmosphere was already tense due to a news aired on a TV channel a few days ago that some armed men had tried to enter the college building.

“As many as 250 to 300 people gathered at the gate of the college due to the hoax caused by the blast,” Professor Maqsooda Sultana, the vice-principal of the college, told Dawn.

The parents and relatives started calling the college, theirs daughters and relatives to know about the situation while security forces also tried to find out the nature of the blast. Later, it was revealed that the blast was created by an aircraft when it broke the sound barrier. However, the district administration could not issue any statement to satisfy the residents.

A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shockwaves created by an object travelling through the air faster than the speed of sound.

DPO Dr Moeen Masood told Dawn: “A loud sound was heard which caused panic among the residents. We are trying to ascertain the exact nature of the blast. However, it looks like a sound barrier cross.”

A source at a nearby airbase confirmed to Dawn that the blast was caused by an aircraft when it broke the sound barrier.

 

[Donatello]

Sonic boom creates panic in Chakwal


CHAKWAL: A blast caused by an aircraft breaking the sound barrier created panic on Tuesday.

The blast was heard at 10:50am. It was so powerful that doors and windows of houses and offices were shattered. The blast left citizens and law enforcement agencies confused and baffled.

Parents rushed to Government Degree College for Women where the atmosphere was already tense due to a news aired on a TV channel a few days ago that some armed men had tried to enter the college building.

“As many as 250 to 300 people gathered at the gate of the college due to the hoax caused by the blast,” Professor Maqsooda Sultana, the vice-principal of the college, told Dawn.

The parents and relatives started calling the college, theirs daughters and relatives to know about the situation while security forces also tried to find out the nature of the blast. Later, it was revealed that the blast was created by an aircraft when it broke the sound barrier. However, the district administration could not issue any statement to satisfy the residents.

A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shockwaves created by an object travelling through the air faster than the speed of sound.

DPO Dr Moeen Masood told Dawn: “A loud sound was heard which caused panic among the residents. We are trying to ascertain the exact nature of the blast. However, it looks like a sound barrier cross.”

A source at a nearby airbase confirmed to Dawn that the blast was caused by an aircraft when it broke the sound barrier.

What's the whole story behind this? Airforce should clarify to public why and when it was done.

 

[Windjammer]

What's the whole story behind this? Airforce should clarify to public why and when it was done.

Sometimes it can happen inadvertently, say when being scrambled to carry out an interception in exercise or otherwise.

 

[Sulman Badshah]

Sonic boom creates panic in Chakwal


CHAKWAL: A blast caused by an aircraft breaking the sound barrier created panic on Tuesday.

The blast was heard at 10:50am. It was so powerful that doors and windows of houses and offices were shattered. The blast left citizens and law enforcement agencies confused and baffled.

Parents rushed to Government Degree College for Women where the atmosphere was already tense due to a news aired on a TV channel a few days ago that some armed men had tried to enter the college building.

“As many as 250 to 300 people gathered at the gate of the college due to the hoax caused by the blast,” Professor Maqsooda Sultana, the vice-principal of the college, told Dawn.

The parents and relatives started calling the college, theirs daughters and relatives to know about the situation while security forces also tried to find out the nature of the blast. Later, it was revealed that the blast was created by an aircraft when it broke the sound barrier. However, the district administration could not issue any statement to satisfy the residents.

A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shockwaves created by an object travelling through the air faster than the speed of sound.

DPO Dr Moeen Masood told Dawn: “A loud sound was heard which caused panic among the residents. We are trying to ascertain the exact nature of the blast. However, it looks like a sound barrier cross.”

A source at a nearby airbase confirmed to Dawn that the blast was caused by an aircraft when it broke the sound barrier.

Might be fighters from Murid K airbase

 

[Gryphon]

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[Windjammer]

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No wonder the Air Directorate and his assistant are in Karachi for the last few days, i understand they are also shooting a documentary on the PAF. It's worth noting that the Air Directorate is also a pilot himself.

 

[fatman17]

Time to move masroor AB away from karachi.

 

[Donatello]

Time to move masroor AB away from karachi.

Can't, because it is the largest in Pakistan, and moving that much infrastructure away will be very costly. They just built the support structure for the ZDK-3. One option is that PAF sells off the land to a developer, like Malik Riaz and use the funds to fund a new base outside of Karachi......will require at least a billion dollars to move everything......

 

[truthseeker2010]

Time to move masroor AB away from karachi.

yup talhar could be good alternate.

Sonic boom creates panic in Chakwal


CHAKWAL: A blast caused by an aircraft breaking the sound barrier created panic on Tuesday.

The blast was heard at 10:50am. It was so powerful that doors and windows of houses and offices were shattered. The blast left citizens and law enforcement agencies confused and baffled.

Parents rushed to Government Degree College for Women where the atmosphere was already tense due to a news aired on a TV channel a few days ago that some armed men had tried to enter the college building.

“As many as 250 to 300 people gathered at the gate of the college due to the hoax caused by the blast,” Professor Maqsooda Sultana, the vice-principal of the college, told Dawn.

The parents and relatives started calling the college, theirs daughters and relatives to know about the situation while security forces also tried to find out the nature of the blast. Later, it was revealed that the blast was created by an aircraft when it broke the sound barrier. However, the district administration could not issue any statement to satisfy the residents.

A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shockwaves created by an object travelling through the air faster than the speed of sound.

DPO Dr Moeen Masood told Dawn: “A loud sound was heard which caused panic among the residents. We are trying to ascertain the exact nature of the blast. However, it looks like a sound barrier cross.”

A source at a nearby airbase confirmed to Dawn that the blast was caused by an aircraft when it broke the sound barrier.

vipers from sargodha?

 

[fatman17]

Can't, because it is the largest in Pakistan, and moving that much infrastructure away will be very costly. They just built the support structure for the ZDK-3. One option is that PAF sells off the land to a developer, like Malik Riaz and use the funds to fund a new base outside of Karachi......will require at least a billion dollars to move everything......

Not many options left
either move the population away from the base perimeter or move to Nawabshah. Upgrade the airfield and infrastructure. Can't afford bird hits on our aircraft and it won't be a billion $ , probably much less.

 

[Windjammer]

yup talhar could be good alternate.




vipers from sargodha?

Could be anything as PAF regularly operates over this area.