[Being cleverish ish ish] Since when Does the IN operate MKI’s with brahmos ? [/Being cleverish ish ish]

There has been some talk and also some sightings[separate pilot uniforms et al] of MKIs in the maritime role.The air-launched Brahmos isnt ready now,but will be in the immediate future.

It could be a scan form a fim camera , another reason could be that it could be shot with a mediocre camera using very high ISO settings thereby getting higher noise then we expect , couple that with a dirty canopy of the chaser and we could get a pic like that . I have seen such grainy pics at USAF website aswell and it gets grainer at high res with more detail .

P.s- it could also be a video capture but i doubt it .

Right said.I would think its the former.Thx.

Well in a unidimensional way , yes . A carrier by definition is a sitting target so its not that it is imposible , however the way the USN and the US armed forces operate in general is that when they position there carrier group in say a real war scenario ( not a exerc.) , They keep a damn near intel on where the opposition is , search with all types of gizmos , destroy naval infrastructure from the FDOW point of view , take down communications etc etc . All in all the carrier when used in the right way is a very potent weapon specially if the user has a kick down type of Ability to destroy a lot of sensitive and communication targets in the first few hours of operation . What is tough to do is be prepared for a surprised , unprovoked attack to which a carrier group is very vulnerable . However even then the group is huge, you have massive fire power , good air defence , subs on the hunt , other satelite and land based intel etc etc but in general a carrier is MOST Vulnerable to a surprised attack however as an offensive weapon it kicks A$$ .

Well.yeah..it will be a lot different in a actual scenario.And considering the USN specially..with 4/5 carriers parked..it will be a hell lot of a task if anyone got through the fighter screen.Plus all the other caveats of ECM hardkill defences etc. etc.
Carriers are a very potent offensive weapon no doubt.I was just thinking about smaller navies(compared to the USN) operating 1/2 carriers that too STOBAR with an air complement of say 20 a/c each..or less.

Yep. Wonder how many Harriers would have got through had Aegis been active. :diablo:

Boss,those were maritime Jaguars not SHARs.How about some MKIs with Brahmos:diablo:

Tejas with drop tanks in high resolution

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Thanks 21Ankush…but why is it like that?

Can somebody enlighten me on how to pronounce “Tejas”? Is there a sample clip with the proper pronunciation available somewhere? 🙂

Hmm…let me try..

“Te”–is “Tey” except pronounce the T as a spaniard would do ..as in “Te amo”

“jas”–is “Just” without pronouncing the “t” at the end.

Looks very cool indeed.Any hi-res pix available?

LCA`s naval version scheduled to fly by middle of next year

Bangalore, Sept 01: The naval version of the light combat aircraft is slated to fly by middle of next year, P S Subramanyam, Programme Director, Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangalore, said.

Two prototypes have already been approved he said while speaking at the Aeronautical Society of India here today.

The naval version would have a bigger cockpit and windscreen besides being capable of operating from an aircraft carrier, he said.

Work was also on, on developing the concept of the Medium Combat Aircraft (MCA), a twin Engined aircraft, optimised for strike missions, he said.

The project is still awaiting approval. But teams were working on bits and pieces on the technology of the airfcraft, he said.

The design objective of the MCA, among others, would be stealth, thrust vectoring and supercruising. It would have some of the features of the LCA in addition to some critical advance technology.

It was also working on the concept of supersonic lead in fight trainer, (Slift),a new trainer that will help prepare combat pilots much more effectively and at an affordable cost.

Speaking on the occasion, T Mohan Rao, Director, Gas Turbine Research Establishment at Bangalore, outlined the ongoing work on the Kaveri engine[where is the outline:confused: ] that would power the LCA.

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