Exercise Indradhanush - build up and rumour thread

[Samgriffo]

Last thing I heard it was to be Coningsby but nothing was confirmed

Sam.

[Martin Jennings]

I read somewhere July 10/11 to the 28th for Flankers to Coningsby but not confirmed yet.

[RobertoCFC05]

Thanks guys

[POL]

Scramble reporting the following. I make this four aircraft, others are assuming eight. I'll leave it up to you to make your own minds up.

Mo 13-07 arr Coningsby, UK 4x Su-30MKI IndianAF tdy
Th 16-07 arr Fairford, UK 4x Su-30MKI IndianAF for RIAT

[cj9ru]

Oh excellent. I will be down at my son's who is based at Coningsby at that time. Nice free bonus!

Look forward to that.

Chris

[Chris IL-76]

No maybe....definately!

[rdchawk]

Would anyone know which part of the country the exercises will be taking place over??

[Gary]

If it's the same in 2007, mainly in the D323 complexes off the East Coast

[rdchawk]

Thanks Gary!

[ridgmeister]

According to Wikipedia another Su-30MKI crashed today, let's hope they don't get grounded again!-

"On 19th May, 2015 a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft, flying from Tezpur's Salanibari Air Force station on a routine sortie, lost connection with the radar at the airforce station at around 12.30 PM and crashed thereafter, a Defence spokesman said here. The aircraft had developed a technical problem and the pilot was forced to abandon the aircraft, he said."

[baz1]

Scramble reporting the following. I make this four aircraft, others are assuming eight. I'll leave it up to you to make your own minds up.

Mo 13-07 arr Coningsby, UK 4x Su-30MKI IndianAF tdy
Th 16-07 arr Fairford, UK 4x Su-30MKI IndianAF for RIAT

plus support and tankers!

[fireman12]

Arrival 16th July,all big stuff to Brize,Riat a non runner.

[salem carmin]

IAF may take part in combat exercise in US


| May 19, 2015, 12.36

NEW DELHI: 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 the world famous "Red Flag" exercise to be held in Alaska in the US in April next year. If the IAF does indeed get all the requisite clearances for the Red Flag exercise, it will be the second time for the force in the high-voltage, "network-centric" exercise.

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Monday left for a four-day visit to the US, during which he is slated to receive a detailed briefing on the Red Flag combat manoeuvres at the Nellis US Air Force base in Nevada, northwest of Las Vegas, among other consultations.

It was in 2008 that the IAF had earlier participated in Red Flag at the Nellis airbase, which is considered the "mother" of all air combat exercises since it comes closest to realistic air combat without actually going to war.

It was also the first time that the Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI fighters had flown over the American mainland. Though not quite familiar with operating in an AWACS (airborne warning and control systems) environment then, the IAF fighter pilots had performed quite well in the demanding exercise.

Since then, the IAF has inducted and operationalised three Israeli Phalcon AWACS of its own. Apart from detecting incoming hostile fighters, cruise missiles & drones much before ground-based radars, AWACS play a crucial role in directing friendly fighters during combat operations with enemy jets.

Participation in such exercises also serve to establish IAF's capability to ``project air power'' by deploying "a trans-continental task force" of fighters, tankers and airlift aircraft across the globe. IAF fighter pilots have managed to hold their own, many a time outgunning their rivals, in the series of bilateral exercises with US, UK and France, among others, over the years.
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Posted by: "Coronet" <rolima@alice.it>

[plmc135]

May not be helped by the fact that according to ASN the Indians managed to drop a SU30MKI today.

Paul

[tim_raper]

May not be helped by the fact that according to ASN the Indians managed to drop a SU30MKI today.

Paul

Well let's hope the human being that was flying it is safe and they can all turn up as rumoured for your benefit !

[roughcutter]

I've been told that they are over here until the August 3rd ?

[gulfstream650]

Hi gone very quiet again any more news yet as not long till july so I and I guess quite a few peeps need to book leave.
Regards.

[Steven]

I would have thought that this being the thread for information regarding the potential deployment of the Indian Air Force to Coningsby that if some new information had become available then it would have been posted here.

If any info is received and posted in the wrong section I or another member of staff will move it to here - as of now it's probably best to wait until further information is posted on this thread.

Steven.

[Al dunn]

Reports of transports into Brize Norton the week before RIAT

[Gary]

Popped up on one of the Yahoo groups via the Greek Petrolhead forum

Heads up ATHENS:
Indian Invasion! Indian Air Force C-130 due in July 14th. Indian AF C-17 / IL78 / 4x Sukhoi 30 MkI due in July 15th. All will stay for a day glowing spotters in inox!

http://www.petrolheads.gr/viewtopic.php?p=124789

It was in Greek so blame Google Translator if wrong