The Sukhoi-30 MKI: India’s Two-Front War Ace?

[Kurama]

No need to fight ..
we want friendship and peace...

Though we can fight some time if time permits..

 

[sancho]

So tejas is on program to induct in IAF till 2015 start????

From what we heared it is, there might be some months delays depending on reports of HAL production issues is right or not, the plan however is to induct the first few fighters to IAF by this year itself and might have the first full squad by the end of next or early 2016, with FOC level. Since the Tejas passed IOC 2, the production side is actually the only field where delays could come from, IAF had cleared it, they already are preparing the air base and logistics for it, so no issues in sight from them.

 

[Pinnacle]

For God sake leave MKI now,im tired to hear about MKI on every thread. we know MKI is god of other fighters .....

 

[Abingdonboy]

So tejas is on program to induct in IAF till 2015 start????

First SQD has already been raised and they will receive their first LCAs by the end of this year, by late 2015 they should become an operational SQD with this bird.

 

[T90TankGuy]

Mind telling

What India needs is 300 odd Su-30 MKIs, around 150 Rafale, 200 odd LCA MK2 and 150 odd FGFAs to keep the balance of power for coming 20-30 years.

me how you arrived at the figure?

 

[typoerror]

There will never be a two-front war! Period!

You think Pakistan wont try to grab land if China opens hostilities on the eastern front? Naive.

 

[Superboy]

Correct me if I'm wrong. If India invades Pakistan, wouldn't there be a UN resolution against India? Also, in that case, India would have to go up not only against Pakistan and China, but also other Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia, Libya, Algeria etc. InAF would have to deal with Chinese air force Flankers and J-10 stationed in Tibet, and Chinese fighter jets deployed to Pakistan via Xinjiang.

We all saw how badly Arab attack on Israel went despite clear numerical superiority. Even if there is no foreign intervention on the side of Pakistan, India might not be able to best Pakistan one on one.

 

[typoerror]

Correct me if I'm wrong. If India invades Pakistan, wouldn't there be a UN resolution against India? Also, in that case, India would have to go up not only against Pakistan and China, but also other Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia, Libya, Algeria etc. InAF would have to deal with Chinese air force Flankers and J-10 stationed in Tibet, and Chinese fighter jets deployed to Pakistan via Xinjiang.

We all saw how badly Arab attack on Israel went despite clear numerical superiority. Even if there is no foreign intervention on the side of Pakistan, India might not be able to best Pakistan one on one.

As evidenced by how the first three Indo Pak wars became world wars when the Arabs attacked India
As evidenced by India not being able to spank Pakistan in the three wars before.

 

[Superboy]

Some of Su-30MKI's biggest rivals in the near future are J-10B, J-20, F-15SA, F-16 Block 60/61.

 

[fast]

MKI is a big fat turkey that can't turn without losing energy. It's a big inviting target for BVR missile.

 

[shuntmaster]

In a two front war, IAF will go for defensive posture on the Chinese front, and air dominance on Pakistani front...

 

[akshay gehlot]

Some of Su-30MKI's biggest rivals in the near future are J-10B, J-20, F-15SA, F-16 Block 60/61.

F-15SA , F-16 block 60 : who has that not pak not china no one near enough to engage in war with india

think before you post dont just give random names.

 

[GURU DUTT]

well china will never attack India for saving pakistan they never did and they never will or can cause india is the last thing on chinese minds cause if ever they attack India then it will give India a legitimate right to go on offensive and china will never want that to happen cause they will loose more than india and pakistan combined

as for war well there will never be a full fleged war between India and pakistan also cause pakistan knows if that happens they are doomed cause the time has gone when US backed pakistan no matter waht now the situstion is just opposite and pakistan is on reicieving end both from US and its own home grown tallibunnies & curruption and law less ness and a ever deterioating economy while india and china are making steady progress in terms of economy and militarry and if you ever read history two power houses never fight each other directlli they use proxies and here china is using pakistan for india while US , Japan and other chinese naigbhours are anticipating a flash point so they can settle scores with china and will help India more (which is already prepairing for 2 FW since last 2-3 decades)

as for MKI well Niether China nor pakistan has anything substanitial as of now to challenge it + PLAAF is using flanker copies while India is using the most upgraded andleathel version of flanker + it has all the latest back up (green pines , swordfish , phalcons among many others)


so the bottom line is India will have 272 MKIs for sure of which 100 are for western border while the rest are for north eastern border and IAF and MOD is serouslli thinking on extending the order by as much as 60 more while all the MKIs soon will have new engines , ASEA radar and adwanced EW suits & wepons making them even better than what they are now so Chil friends

 

[Superboy]

F-15SA , F-16 block 60 : who has that not pak not china no one near enough to engage in war with india

think before you post dont just give random names.

PAF pilots would fly F-16 Block 60/61 from UAE in the event of an Indian invasion of Pakistan. They could also fly J-10B from China given J-10 is very similar to F-16. China would likely deploy over 100 J-10B and Flankers in Tibet for offensive operations against India and deploy another over 100 J-10B and Flankers to Pakistan like how the US 8th air force was deployed to England for operations against the Third Reich. Therefore, if India invades Pakistan, the most potent opponent of the Indian air force would be the Chinese air force rather than the Pakistan air force. Luftwaffe was destroyed by the US air force deployed in England and the RAF. It is unlikely the Indian air force can best the combined Chinese and Pakistani air forces.

In a two front war, IAF will go for defensive posture on the Chinese front, and air dominance on Pakistani front...

The eastern front would pit InAF against PLAAF stationed in Tibet. The western front would pit InAF against combined PLAAF and PAF and possibly other Muslim air forces in Pakistan like how Luftwaffe fought against the American and British air forces stationed in England during WW2.

 

[Last Samuri]

Big Fat Turkey you sure more like ABSOLUTE BEASTS OF THE INDIAN AIR FORCE i think