Hi folks,
I stumbled across this little tidbit while doing some reading at Bharat-Rakshak the other day.

IAF – Flying Into the 21st Century

Was particularly interested in this passage

In an effort to simplify logistics, the IAF has successfully integrated western missiles with its Soviet designed aircraft and vice versa. Under the first such program, MiG-21s were retrofitted with a capability to launch the Magic II AAM. More recently, MiG-29s have been adapted to carry the Super-530D. Integrating Soviet missiles with the Mirage 2000s proved more of a challenge, but was overcome by the mid-1990s. Indeed Mirage 2000s on missions over Kargil in the summer of 1999 were carrying R-73 AAM. The Mirage 2000 is also capable of deploying the R-27 AAM. It is more than likely that once the R-77 enters service in quantity, it will be integrated with the Mirage 2000.

Certainly a new one too me and a few other folks. Does anyone happen to have or know of any photos showing a Mirage 2000 with R-73s or R-27s or a MiG-29 with Super-530s? I joined the BRForums specially to ask there and have posted on the CDF as well but response yet. Jai Hind (Black Cat) suggested here would be a good place to ask. I did find mention of the same things in an ACIG article but no photos. ACIG is usually pretty good but I don’t know about this one.

cheers

Daniel

In other words, a C2 converted from COD to tanker (or even a converted E2 airframe) might be more cost-effective as complement to E2C AEW and Mig29K F/A.

A KC/KE-2 would be even heavier than an S-3 tanker and the E-2C itself and therefore even less likely to operate succesfully from the Vikramadity or ADS.

Daniel