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2008-12-14 India-Pakistan

Pak Govt downplays Indian jets airspace breach

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Posted by john frum 2008-12-14 11:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Reconnaissance run.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-12-14 14:01|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-12-14 14:01|| Front Page Top

#2 India used to operate the Mig 25R.

Recce Incursion

Air Power International

By Peter Steinemann

Last May (1997), an Indian Force (IAF) Mikoyan MiG-25RB Foxbat-B reconnaissance aircraft created a furore when the pilot flew faster than Mach 2 over Pakistani territory following a reconnaissance mission into Pakistan airspace. The Foxbat broke the sound barrier while flying at an altitude of around 65,000 feet, otherwise the mission would have remained covert, at least to the general public. The Pakistan Government considered the breaking of the sound barrier as deliberate: to make the point that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has no aircraft in its inventory which can come close to the cruising height of the MiG-25 (up to 74,000 feet).

Posted by john frum 2008-12-14 14:21|| 2008-12-14 14:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Ah, Foxbats! That would explain the boom mentioned earlier.

Posted by SteveS 2008-12-14 23:24|| 2008-12-14 23:24|| Front Page Top

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