Kilo submarine, INS Sindhurakshak being upgraded in Russia. I thought Sindhurakshak means Sea Protector, not Sea Giant.

defender of the seas would be the appropriate translation.

No, not the US/NATO L-16.

But IAF use their own version(Russian) of the L-16.
Same shi*.

Thanks

you mean the polyot system. however, a common datalink project is currently in the works that will replace these.

good, now we know the source of that particular gaffe. 🙂

Logan, it’s because I agree that I objected to the idea in the first place that those factors were a major reason behind PAF’s decision to select the saab-2000. anyway, I have already dropped the topic, hope you and the others do too.

on the other hand, if we get to know PAF’s actual criterions behind that selection it might add something to this thread. hoping the PAF watchers are reading this thread and can help us out with some articles from the time. 😉

if you did know what hot and high is you won;t be claiming with a straight face that those bases are hot and high ! 😮
anyway, enough on this from me. and Arrows, if you have access to a computer and net you also have access to google, use it.

logan, FYI
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showpost.php?p=1599735&postcount=12

saab-2000 is apparently better in hot and high conditions and that was if i recall correctly, one of the reasons that it was preferred by the paf.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showpost.php?p=1599800&postcount=13

At the end of the day it is what you need. PAF tested SAAB 2000 and others in hot and high conditions and found it suitable.

Sort of getting off topic, but if you google summer tempretures in Samunguli or Peshawar or you look up altitude at bases such as Skardu you will find the answer.

precisely the point I was making. no fighters are permanently based at skardu which is a forward base for wartime and helicopter base at best during peacetime.
PAF would have to be suicidal to want to operate an AEW&C aircraft from a forward air base.
same goes for the other bases(still less than 2000m ASL) you mention, they are far away from the Indian theatre where presumably these would be deployed and there are any number of well equipped airfields at much lower altitudes, from where these aircraft can operate without any restriction.
summing up, I don’t understand why operability in hot n high would be a consideration for PAF at all.

but PLEASE let’s not let this turn into another Pakistan vs India thread.

where does this come from ? :rolleyes: did my post indicate in any way that I was interested in a Ind V Pak slanging match ?

^^ nope.

the mirages looks really tiny in comparison!
It would be really nice to see Tejas in formation with MKI!
it must look like david and goliath! 😮

you should see a mig-21 beside a su-30MKI ! 😀 it looks like ma eagle with chick.