Wargames: IAF vs USAF

[Vikrant]

There is a wargame going on between Indian air force and US air force at a historic air force base Kalaikunda, India. I have passed through this air force base many times when I was a kid.

(It is an interesting article if not anything else.)

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On December 3, 2018, the whine of turbofans resounded over West Bengal as U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles soared down to land at Kalaikunda Air Station . Through December 15, the F-15C air superiority fighters will spar with Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 and Su-30MKI Flanker fighters, Jaguar attack jets and A50 AWACs radar planes. C-130Hs of the 182 nd Airlift Wing are separately practicing alongside IAF C-130J and Il-78 transport planes—all under the auspice of exercise Cope India 2019.

Despite deepening ties between the U.S. and Indian military, the last Cope India exercises date back a decade or more—and caused considerable controversy.

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For the second, held in 2004 from February 15 to 28, the Pentagon dispatched six F-15Cs from the 3 rd Fighter Wing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska to Gwalior, in central India. There they sparred with IAF jets including single-engine Mirage 2000s and MiG-21 Bisons, twin-engine Su-30K and MiG-29 multi-role fighters, and MiG-27 ground attack jets.

After the exercise, word got out that the American fliers had been trounced, losing 90 percent of the engagements—eventually leading to an outcry in Congress.

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U.S. Jet Fighters Are Back in India For Wargames (The Last Two Times, the Indian Air Force Won)

 

[eagle1462010]

A few F-22's go in there...........and the opposing side is done................they can't see them.......they can't find them...and they are blown out of the sky before they even know they are there............

Which is why we need more of those very expensive aircraft...............

 

[harmonica]

After the exercise, word got out that the American fliers had been trounced, losing 90 percent of the engagements—eventually leading to an outcry in Congress.

''word got out''

this sounds like something Joseph Goebbels would say
lot's of stats and facts there

Nor did the U.S. fighters benefit from long-range AWACS radar support that is a cornerstone of U.S. air-to-air tactics.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

There is a wargame going on between Indian air force and US air force at a historic air force base Kalaikunda, India. I have passed through this air force base many times when I was a kid.

(It is an interesting article if not anything else.)

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On December 3, 2018, the whine of turbofans resounded over West Bengal as U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles soared down to land at Kalaikunda Air Station . Through December 15, the F-15C air superiority fighters will spar with Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 and Su-30MKI Flanker fighters, Jaguar attack jets and A50 AWACs radar planes. C-130Hs of the 182 nd Airlift Wing are separately practicing alongside IAF C-130J and Il-78 transport planes—all under the auspice of exercise Cope India 2019.

Despite deepening ties between the U.S. and Indian military, the last Cope India exercises date back a decade or more—and caused considerable controversy.

...

For the second, held in 2004 from February 15 to 28, the Pentagon dispatched six F-15Cs from the 3 rd Fighter Wing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska to Gwalior, in central India. There they sparred with IAF jets including single-engine Mirage 2000s and MiG-21 Bisons, twin-engine Su-30K and MiG-29 multi-role fighters, and MiG-27 ground attack jets.

After the exercise, word got out that the American fliers had been trounced, losing 90 percent of the engagements—eventually leading to an outcry in Congress.

...

U.S. Jet Fighters Are Back in India For Wargames (The Last Two Times, the Indian Air Force Won)

Yes, it was easy for them to defeat the USAF because they tied both of their hands behind their backs during the exercises. Reading the article mentions all of the restrictions placed on our fighters, such as 12 to 4 aircraft engagements, no long range missiles, and no AWACs support.