IAF may take part in combat exercise in US
Indian Defense News: Indian fighter pilots are now planning to match their air combat skills with among the best in the world, first against their British counterparts this year and then against American top-guns next year. IAF pilots are gearing up to fly their Sukhoi-30MKI "air dominance" fighters and IL-78 mid-air refuellers to the UK to take on the Royal Air Force during the " Indra Dhanush" exercise, which is scheduled for July-August. But the real test of their skills will come if they take part in t…
India to Take Part in Aviadarts-2015 Flight Skills Competition
MOSCOW, August 29 (RIA Novosti) - India has confirmed its participation in the Aviadarts flight-skills competition hosted by Russia, Deputy Chief of the Main Staff of Russian Air Force Major General Alexander Lyapkin told RIA Novosti. “In 2015, another flight skills competition will take place, and an Indian crew plans to take part in it. As you can remember, this year China and Belarus participated in the contest,” Lyapkin said. Indian pilot Adzhai Rakhtor confirmed Lyapkin’s statement. Friday was the official opening ceremony for th…
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