Hi Himanshu

Thanks for your observations but I was just going through some Bharat Rakshak pics of Indian Navy section. Saw a carrier based pilot wearing dark blue. You too can see this pic in the B/R IN section.

And by the way, thanks a ton for suggesting the names of Kapil and Maz at B/R 🙂 That’s very helpful of you.

Cheers from HK,
Dandpatta

Dandpatta.. atleast I have not seen ANY seaking or harrier pilot in Blue regularly.. minus exceptions..

All have Orange.. you can ask Kapil or Maz at BR about that..

Thanks Orange for your valid information.
For INDIAN1973 & PIRATE, ref. the picture of the personnel from India and Singapore ,
the Extreme LEFT officer – you will note that he has two stripes on his right shoulder. That would be Squadron Leader
The Extreme RIGHT officer – going by his stripes, he could be identified as a Air Force Sergeant.

I got a good insight into these badges through the help of http://www.bharat-rakshak.com or http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Info/Badges/index.html

Cheers
Dandpatta

Would someone care to comment on what’s the idea behind wearing different colored jumpsuits (overalls) used in the IAF? THe typical colors usually seen are DARK BLUE , ORANGE, or the usual OLIVE.

Any comments / thoughts?

Here’s my pragmatic take on the RSAF.

Long before the Indian Military establishment (read, Army, Navy, AirForce) came to the realisation that they had to exercise with certain country’s militaries, the Singaporeans were already into the multinational exercise / exchange game since over 2 decades.

The Singapore Govt signs land lease agreements with different nations (US, Australia, Canada and other countries) to

1) station their Air Force planes and crew for a short term
2) a result of this (point 1) gives them an advantage of being exposed to different environments (natural and simulated).
3) this also gives them a much better opportunity to exercise with their ‘LANDLORD’ countries from whom they sign the base tenancy agreements. ( A prime example of such “LANDLORD / TENANT” agreements have been looked into by the Indian & Singaporean govts during the last round of FTA )

I, for one would not dismiss the Singaporeans as inferior to the Indians or, for that matter, anyone !! They are, like the Indians, very professional and very thorough to their jobs – last but not the least, the most underrated, but highly trained boys !

Jai Hind !

India’s stealth ship (my juvenile design concept)

Just a juvenile concept of what a Stealth Ship from India would look like…..

Cheers
Dandpatta