Fourth crashed fighter, K-36 series ejection seat confirmed, a Russian fighter. Crash site is between Mirage 2000 and Su-30MKIView attachment 151413View attachment 151415
That dude's pose says it all. Everything that needs to be said about this skirmish.If data links are force multipliers, then multiple sets of incompatible data links are force divider. Indians have not or cannot learn the lessons of 2019 due to the inertia of arms procurement.
CETC's slogan in Chinese: Embrace the Systems, Triumph the Era. (note: not including Ayi in the middle)View attachment 151367
#Indian 12th Brigade HQ Destroyed by Pakistan#
According to senior Pakistani officials, in retaliation for Indian military strikes, Pakistan has destroyed the headquarters of the Indian Army's 12th Infantry Brigade—a key tactical unit under the 9th Division, XV Corps, primarily deployed for forward operations near the Line of Control (LoC).
This photo looks taken in Pakistan.
Basically demonstrated the point that if you buy this platform from one country and that platform from a different country and do a piss poor job of integrating it, you only have aircrafts and not an air force.That dude's pose says it all. Everything that needs to be said about this skirmish.
Yeah, I think Egypt's going to bust out that credit card.Basically demonstrated the point that if you buy this platform from one country and that platform from a different country and do a piss poor job of integrating it, you only have aircrafts and not an air force.
If you actually want to buy an air force you either need to get good at integrating platforms yourself (a skill that few countries have) or buy an entire ecosystem from one country who's already done the integration for you. How many countries sell AEW&C + fighters together?
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My translation