Hi all,

Here are some rare photos of Indian army regiments's training. This first one is of the Parachute Regiment. I figured it was OK to post the pictures inline, as they are rather smal:










































^ Only after passing all of that can you have the honor of being a Para


Cheers,
Raj

nice pics halsa,they look tough
tougher than a lot of other

cheers

Looks like a blast

paras are mean mofos!!!
damn they are hard!!

My advice to all of ya: never meet this guy in combat



Btw, Good pix, keep them rolling in please

Oh noo! My unit goes to a bunch of airborne schools all over the pacific like Thailand and Australia.... I hope to god they don't send me to India too, I really don't want to wrestle that hairy guy.

Here is the IAF inventory. It says IAF has only 9 Canberra bombers? This can't be true right?

Or nowadays the role of IAF bombers are mainly replaced by bomber-fighters?

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...-equipment.htm

Canberra:

Originally Posted by FlyingFrog

My advice to all of ya: never meet this guy in combat



Btw, Good pix, keep them rolling in please

Advice well heeded. Oh no! I wouldn't go near this hairy guy!

NO WAR with India

Yeah I hear ya. But my heart genuinely goes out to the poor gent that hairy guy is delightfully snapping in two. That grimace of pain can't be acted for the camera


FlyingFrog,

The EE Canberra's are the IAF's longest serving aircraft type with the IAF. The bomber has participated in the 1962 India-China war, the 1965, 1971, and the Kargil war with distinction. A total of 110 of them were procured.

There are only 8 remaining Canberras in active service. 6 of these are used for Aerial photography and surveying, and are to be formally retired in a couple years, as they are replaced by satelites. 2 are used for shady, elint-type duties and no one talks much about them . One Canberra was used as a target drone puller and was retired several years back, iirc

IAF Canberra:


IMHO, the Canberra remains one of the top three most beautiful aircraft ever made.


Even with much of the glamour going to IAF fighters, the IAF remains an mudpounding, attack-heavy airforce, with most of the fleet being fighter-bombers. The main mudmovers are the Jaguars and the MiG-27upg. But every aircraft in service is multirole, and the MiG-21s, Mirages, MiG-29s, Su-30MKI, and Indian Navy Harriers are also tasked with attack missions. The Mirages in particular are India's primary long-range tactical nuclear weapons delivery platform, but the MKIs are also now also specially tasked with this role (with induction of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile.) However, every a/c are nuclear weapons capable.

The IAF doesn't have a strategic nuclear delivery/long range strike aircraft. However, it is almost certain India will go for acquisition of Tu-22Ms from Russia as a standoff nuclear weapons platform (haggling over price and the holdoff until indgenous nuclear missiles are matured have delayed the aquisition.) The Backfires will most likely be inducted with the Indian Navy and will be primarily used for super long-range maritime strike (currently IN Harriers, and IAF MiG-27s, Jags, MKIs are used in this role.)


Cheers,
Raj