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Old 08-11-2008, 11:30 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Spells Out Vision 2022

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Originally Posted by nitesh View Post
seems like they want to free IAF from coastal defense roles but these many numbers no way can be considered as defensive. If we go by numbers IAF with 40 (39.5) squadron strength and Navy with ~ 10 squadron strength a total of 50 squadrons will be maintained.
Hey........those 40 sqdrn are only the fighter sqrdn. that does not include the transport survailance + chopper sqdrn....... No. of IN fighter sqdrn will be some where around 6 or 7 by the end of the 2022.

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