# ![@FighterPiloting Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1511989781168721922.png) @FighterPiloting FIGHTER

FIGHTER posts on X about india, sir, in the, the world the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"BrahMos with 900km range ready for firing from Su30MKI. Astra Mk2 with 160km range already fired from Su30MKI. With these Super-30MKI is a best [---] gen MRFA in the world. At the cost of [---] two hundred more of these can be built in India"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/1969589941819883733)  2025-09-21T02:30Z [----] followers, 111.9K engagements


"IAF Su30MKI with Indian Astra Mk2 Indian RudraM-2 and Indian BrahMos. IAF Rafale with Meteor Mica and Scalp. https://t.co/w3I4q9XiTM IAF Rafale with Meteor Mica and Scalp. https://t.co/w3I4q9XiTM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015826592686371255)  2026-01-26T16:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Why does the Indian LUH look a thousand times better than French H-125 Err wait Because it is a thousand times better. On the plus side it is also designed and developed in India Tata-Airbus to inaugurate the H125 Final Assembly Line (FAL) at #Vemagal (Karnataka) in the coming weeks thus ending decades old HAL monopoly. https://t.co/06ht4y0YRf Tata-Airbus to inaugurate the H125 Final Assembly Line (FAL) at #Vemagal (Karnataka) in the coming weeks thus ending decades old HAL monopoly. https://t.co/06ht4y0YRf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2018008429533749689)  2026-02-01T17:07Z [----] followers, 41.4K engagements


"AMCA "will go to the L1 bidder." What a bunch of clowns. Like buying 2kg potatoes from a subzi market. -#India's Defence Secretary on AMCA -Out of [--] bidders [--] selected -Final selection in [--] months time -1st prototype in 3-4 years -Production timeline [--] years #IndianAirForce https://t.co/BV43fk9BCf -#India's Defence Secretary on AMCA -Out of [--] bidders [--] selected -Final selection in [--] months time -1st prototype in 3-4 years -Production timeline [--] years #IndianAirForce https://t.co/BV43fk9BCf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2018720675662606663)  2026-02-03T16:18Z [----] followers, 15.2K engagements


"The stupidity we wanted to do back is no worse than the stupidity we might do in the coming days. [---] is a lose-lose deal. Can't fight 5th Gen and will kill the Indian industry too. Stupidity personified. Sometimes we forget the stupidity we wanted to do back then: https://t.co/OhoFLIzle1 Sometimes we forget the stupidity we wanted to do back then: https://t.co/OhoFLIzle1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019098854302638415)  2026-02-04T17:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"1/2 Full Circle. Hindustan Aircraft Ltd was a Bangalore based company making HT2s Kirans Maruts. GoI opened a new company Aircraft India Limited to manufacture MiG21s. Meanwhile IAF said it can't manage production of Avros at their Aircraft Manufacturing Depot. So to manage. @sanjeev__kapoor @HALHQBLR Good decision by the Govt. HAL has its hands full (overflowing order books). It would be best if they focus on delivering all that has been promised already. Besides nearly [---] Tejas (Mk1a Mk2) they are also producing multitudes of helicopters. They also have ventured into @sanjeev__kapoor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019220779737706824)  2026-02-05T01:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If engines were to be delivered then likely allotment of available fighters & trainers. .3rd squadron LA5034 LA5035 LA5036 LA5037 LT5210 LA5207 LA5042 LA5043 LA5044 LA5045 LT5206 .4th squadron LA5038 LA5039 LA5040 LA5041 LT5211 LT5208 LA5046 LA5047 LA5048 LA5049 LT5205"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019445049306628259)  2026-02-05T16:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The defense secretary rejected these companies who he thinks cannot make AMCA prototypes. Adani Defence and Aerospace BrahMos Aerospace Mahindra Defence Systems Hindustan Aeronautics Limited"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019564134740947172)  2026-02-06T00:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sirji Tejas Mk1 (only LSP aircraft) has fired only one Astra BVRAAM at a target till date that too at a range less than the CCM test of Tejas Mk1A. You're right let's not mix up both. "Fired BVR at longest range = LCA Mk1 not MK1A" lets not mix up both. DRDO is not HAL time to fix the responsibility and ask the hard questions. They have let the country down "Fired BVR at longest range = LCA Mk1 not MK1A" lets not mix up both. DRDO is not HAL time to fix the responsibility and ask the hard questions. They have let the country down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019724832871764437)  2026-02-06T10:48Z [----] followers, 29.9K engagements


"What was going on today @hvtiaf_bharat sir"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020065781812478004)  2026-02-07T09:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Americans should stick to boom-and-socket to receive fuel. Let the better pilots of the world do this probe-drogue engagement. The F35 air-to-air refueling procedure has GOT to be frustrating & nerve-racking all at the same time. Kudos to all pilots you're way better than me. https://t.co/qJbolPam3A The F35 air-to-air refueling procedure has GOT to be frustrating & nerve-racking all at the same time. Kudos to all pilots you're way better than me. https://t.co/qJbolPam3A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020070518842650941)  2026-02-07T09:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"AFAIK there are at least 20+ single seat fighters and at least 3+ twin seat fighters in the new batch of Mk1As. But all this has zero worth without their engines and the held-up certification"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020083410442846659)  2026-02-07T10:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@parryie Sirji you seem to be lost. Tejas was never about indigenous production. That was happening in India since [----]. Tejas is about indigenous IP indigenous design indigenous ownership. Production is the lowest animal in the food chain of military inter-dependence. Read about Tejas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020545310679085259)  2026-02-08T17:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Holy grail of independance is integration of BVR of higher specs than current missile. Dassault is technically incapable of providing a free-hand with such ISE unless radar & mc source code with SDE are delivered along with perineal license. Dassault is bullshiting you as usual. Decoding Rafale's "Free Hand for weapons" Claim https://t.co/iC3fFX5vVj Decoding Rafale's "Free Hand for weapons" Claim https://t.co/iC3fFX5vVj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020547464621900191)  2026-02-08T17:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@parryie Sir If you think lowly about HAL it is a temporary phase that might pass. If you think lowly about Tejas then I'm afraid that is a more permanent problem. I think you must be able to differentiate. Tejas is excellent for India. The phase it has been pushed into is transient"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020553884549439851)  2026-02-08T17:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Defencematrix1 Its not part of deliverables. But the inboard missiles came from navy and midboard missiles came from air force"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020557203011195104)  2026-02-08T17:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"2/2 Cost-time overruns are common in Indian defence programs. GoI must provide extra funds as time passes to the prototype manufacturer. Based on L1 at fixed cost is injustice to the private company because ADA will definitely get more when they ask. @SpokespersonMoD please 🙏🏽"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020756233599246684)  2026-02-09T07:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sir You forgot to mention stealth 🙏🏽 AMCA is crawling forward albeit with even more risk than before. Apparently HAL is not a favourite so BEML BDL or BEL would de-risk the project. But I have a question. How"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2021062736898294199)  2026-02-10T03:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"ADA's Mk1 rejected. IAF sought closure in 2014-15. All Mk2 configurations also rejected. Mk1A was HAL's suo-moto proposal (not ADA) to address Mk1 shortfalls reported by IAF. Proposal rejected by IAF. Accepted by MoD. Now HAL has to clean each & every pt from past. Till then 😴 Mk1A is ISE to Mk1. Zoom out to the programme not variant. LCA will see out the end of its service with at least [--] permanent waivers (that I know of). This is how all acquisition programmes the world over work. You know all this just as well as I so why the bad faith griping Mk1A is ISE to Mk1. Zoom out to the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2021634664533045455)  2026-02-11T17:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sounds like the VCAS almost said *NOT RAFALE*. Certainly sounds like LCA Mk-2s in great numbers. MRFA = LCA Mk2. #WATCH Delhi Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor says "Rafale was definitely the hero during Operation Sindoor. Indian Air Force is looking forward to inducting more MRFA (Multi Role Fighter Aircraft) which is going to be Rafale or any other which are under https://t.co/nRlGGMCdyA #WATCH Delhi Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor says "Rafale was definitely the hero during Operation Sindoor. Indian Air Force is looking forward to inducting more MRFA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2021641271736250749)  2026-02-11T17:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@akn_010 @prody24445539 User is the one doing eval trials even now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2021917832037150973)  2026-02-12T12:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@KSingh_1469 Let's wait for the CAG report sir. They're the most empowered source for showcasing to the world all kinds of classified shortfalls on India's combat aircraft. Till then I am simply quoting an engineer friend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022499019621314765)  2026-02-14T02:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"1/2 After first [--] months of honeymoon comes the reality check. Changes in drawings rejection of parts misaligned pipes misfitting kits in-line connectors contour deviations [---] rivet types delayed LRUs in-situ corrections STS failure unending RFTs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020756229833032026)  2026-02-09T07:06Z [----] followers, 31.7K engagements


"This is how the F-35s were taken by the USAF the most experienced air force in the world. Meanwhile IAF is not waiting for the first Tejas Mk1A. They have rejected it. Its the perfect excuse used to get clearance for [---] imports. Nothing new. Its happened many times. Not a fan of the F-35 but [---] aircraft is mind blowing. Meanwhile IAF is waiting for the first Tejas Mk1A to be delivered. Not a fan of the F-35 but [---] aircraft is mind blowing. Meanwhile IAF is waiting for the first Tejas Mk1A to be delivered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2021625414511419734)  2026-02-11T16:40Z [----] followers, 12K engagements


"Bro IAF has 500+ fighters flying around. A few Tejas Mk1As that may not meet 110% air headquarters aspirations won't make the whole IAF dysfunctional. Why this special lack of love for Tejas Mk1A when the same deviations are allowed for Mirage M29 Su30 and Rafales @FighterPiloting Bro they have like [---] working F35 lying around few dysfunctional ones dont matter we dont have that luxury @FighterPiloting Bro they have like [---] working F35 lying around few dysfunctional ones dont matter we dont have that luxury"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2021860369250275812)  2026-02-12T08:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Dear sirs/ma'ams I think the manufacturer has purposely spoken only about the Mk1As that have physically flown a few flights each with the industry pilots. But many more aircraft have been completely manufactured awaiting GE engines. Zoom in for tail no. Jai Hind ki Sena"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2020078270952415724)  2026-02-07T10:12Z [----] followers, 79.6K engagements


"Shukriya sir Zero Op orientation par cold soak Alaska ka hot soak Sahara desert ka Humidity Indonesia ki vibration tank ki pressure submarine ka all essential specs on Tejas. Blind leading blind. Never use NVG on fighter but essential on Tejas. Just in case. Bhaithe raho. With this level of comprehension they r out certifying everyone else. Amazing With this level of comprehension they r out certifying everyone else. Amazing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022147935891599659)  2026-02-13T03:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"RT @hukum2082: The LCA is a product of private enterprise.HAL has built a robust supplier network and @DynamaticTech led by Toby Malhotra h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022464539628048584)  2026-02-14T00:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"It is not becoming of serving military officers to call independent India's first prime minister with any less regard than they would call the incumbent prime minister. This rotten language born of social media Ill-manners does not suit serving military officers. #BREAKING India wanted stability acceded to China: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhans big claim; Nehru gave Tibet to China NDTV's @ShivAroor joins @vedikas on #BreakingGround to share details on this story https://t.co/yQ1s4h4ava #BREAKING India wanted stability acceded to China: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022487247967363406)  2026-02-14T01:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Short answer J-20 Long winding answer. . . . . J-20 NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🚨 RAFALE VS. J-20 As India clears an eye-wateringly expensive deal for [---] Rafale fighters how do they match up against Chinas most advanced fighter the J-20 That & more on Episode [--] of #CtrlAltDefence: https://t.co/r4sty2DDzn https://t.co/Yq2rD5MNb4 NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🚨 RAFALE VS. J-20 As India clears an eye-wateringly expensive deal for [---] Rafale fighters how do they match up against Chinas most advanced fighter the J-20 That & more on Episode [--] of #CtrlAltDefence: https://t.co/r4sty2DDzn https://t.co/Yq2rD5MNb4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022884425533624639)  2026-02-15T04:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"HLFT-42 💔 Northrop F-20 Tigershark: The Fighter Mafia's dream hot light no-frills fighter. Northrop swore it beat the F-16 but the USAF disagreed. Which would you have picked https://t.co/NRFYWOmbdH Northrop F-20 Tigershark: The Fighter Mafia's dream hot light no-frills fighter. Northrop swore it beat the F-16 but the USAF disagreed. Which would you have picked https://t.co/NRFYWOmbdH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022884683940602211)  2026-02-15T04:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"126 MMRCA Rafale deal was much better with these clauses clear as day. They have gone backwards. This is what happens when bureaucrats think they understand tech better than aerospace engineers. #WATCH Delhi: On Defence Acquisition Council clears a proposal to buy [---] Rafale fighter jets. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh says ". For the first time Rafale aircraft will be manufactured outside France with significant levels of localisation. We are seeking a https://t.co/jWHx4hlAxt #WATCH Delhi: On Defence Acquisition Council clears a proposal to buy [---] Rafale fighter jets. Defence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022885480405319690)  2026-02-15T04:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"https://x.com/i/status/2022884425533624639 Outstanding clarity on the Rafale project from the Defence Secretary. This level of transparency is rare. And it is welcome. https://x.com/i/status/2022884425533624639 Outstanding clarity on the Rafale project from the Defence Secretary. This level of transparency is rare. And it is welcome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022890876343849124)  2026-02-15T04:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@VishnuNDTV Wish he would at least learn how to pronounce Rafale. He's rejoicing 40% ToT. That's a very big downgrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022891391043670244)  2026-02-15T04:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @rishabhm: Amazing stuff. $1.5M missile to shoot down a $30K drone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022892946010648738)  2026-02-15T04:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @jai_a_dehadrai: Ladies and gentlemen - this is an Indian journalist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022896375726571574)  2026-02-15T04:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"RT @IndiaSpeaksPR: These guys have room temperature IQ with the room being above the Artic circle If they struggle to read simple tweets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022900555203645540)  2026-02-15T05:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"126 MMRCA ToT was exactly like Su30MKI ToT. The main contractor was an Indian company for MoD & all future upgrades by the Indian contractor. The new deal would have Dassault as the direct contractor to MoD. All future work would have to be contracted with Dassault. Quite dumb. Yes the deal made sense back in 2014but understand what happened due to which deal didnot go through: - Defence Minister said we don't have money to buy all [---] jet😅They stupidly believed $10B was enough for [---] jets - Dassult said we don't trust Indian company making Rafale Yes the deal made sense back in 2014but"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2022927461546377556)  2026-02-15T06:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"3/5 They're convinced that Indian manufacturing orgs have same mindset. Nothing Indian works but they fool visiting dignitaries to believe it does. So not only do they not trust Indian they are convinced that they're being conned exactly like they con each other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2011679324542534131)  2026-01-15T05:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Tejas is the one that created a long-term ecosystem all over India. Sadly [--] Rafales & [--] Rafale-M direct imports cost billions of foreign exchange outgo to exchequer. Now after importing more than [--] setting up some ancillary facility is irrelevant. Rafale is worst example 👎🏽 Rafale production creates a long-term aerospace ecosystem not one-off assembly. Indian MSMEs become part of global Dassault supply chains supporting exports for decades. https://t.co/nYKsPBG28i Rafale production creates a long-term aerospace ecosystem not one-off assembly. Indian MSMEs become part of global Dassault"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2011843901217452466)  2026-01-15T16:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sirji apke saare excuses aur saari shikayaten sar ankhon par. Lekin ayega toh LCA Mk-2 not [---] MRFA. HAL is just a ruse. Your massive lobbying for importing arms would be remembered as "well fought red." But Indians will win. Jai Hind Listen carefully to the frustration in voice of Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh for HAL hear every word of his short speech carefully because it validates everything written in the quoted tweet. To the DPSUs paid anons of [---] th Chairborne Division you are nowhere near his https://t.co/5ymzytDCpV Listen carefully to the frustration in voice of Air Chief Marshal A."  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2011970759141568739)  2026-01-16T01:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Imported MRFA at thrice the cost versus Indian LCA Mk-2. Lobbyists pressing panic button as Mk-2 nears roll-out. Battle lines clearly drawn. There is no middle ground now. Its either LCA Mk-2 or MRFA in 2030s. India can't afford both simple as that. Which one do you support"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2011972611421753834)  2026-01-16T01:23Z [----] followers, 70.2K engagements


"India is rising against arms imports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2011982063298298159)  2026-01-16T02:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@wartrophy_414 @Dipayan04160807 Sirji is there any press release or official declaration from IAF or GoI stating that they have lost an aircraft Are you making this statement on behalf of the country Please be careful what you say to win an argument 🙏🏽"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2011987372922360078)  2026-01-16T02:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Prashan02957779 Among all the moving parts on the aircraft actuators and landing gear are believed to be the most complex hardware tech to design and develop. Ofcourse someone else's design can be manufactured"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012001732289802285)  2026-01-16T03:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ParrotBeaker i.e. [--] planes every year. So tell Reliance Tata Mahindra Adani to also manufacture Mk1A Mk2 etc. Why do they need import They can manufacture Indian planes in the same factory. Mk1A is 250-300 Cr Rafale is 1000Cr. Why import"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012003288808636537)  2026-01-16T03:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@mountain_rats sirji hum toh mazey le rahey hain. lakta hai apko bhi mazey lene hain. aa jao. kurkure saath le aana"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012064473214042574)  2026-01-16T07:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Sirji this MRFA photo proudly showcased by @Dassault_OnAir website would get shot a [---] times before it reaches its launch point. MICA is useless. LGB is useless. Let's eliminate the thought from our minds that such an MRFA would do anything meaningful against a bitter enemy. Two Important points are being addressed in this tribune report as non negotiable conditions. 1) Indian weapon Integration 2) Full Data link connection with other IAF asserts such as other aircraft AEW&C as well as ground stations. Some manufacturing ToT will be there with https://t.co/IGUpoXLWcL Two Important points are"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012091264528011558)  2026-01-16T09:15Z [----] followers, 19.5K engagements


"If contracted today Rafale F5s which BTW do not exist would be delivered after AMCA which is CCS approved & under design in India making imported Rafale F5s operationally meaningless. Present Rafales are fast becoming obsolete & too expensive to meet IAF numbers. Useless buy. IAFs soon to be ordered Rafale F5s to be equipped with AI powered decision enabling systems. IAFs soon to be ordered Rafale F5s to be equipped with AI powered decision enabling systems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012094608633917528)  2026-01-16T09:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Shobith86979498 @Dassault_OnAir only Mk2s+Mk1As in big numbers can save us"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012103538051272874)  2026-01-16T10:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Aryan_warlord If there are artificially created delays it will not be in mass production ever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012122906508284288)  2026-01-16T11:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sir Please say that to TEDBF. Join Indian Navy. Join Indian Navy Indian Navy invites applications for 10+2 B Tech Cadet Entry Scheme (Permanent Commission) [--] vacancies for Executive & Technical Branch for course commencing Jul [----] at @IN_NavalAcademy. Last Date for submission - [--] Jan [--] @SpokespersonMoD @MIB_India https://t.co/g3hZAUPF2h Join Indian Navy Indian Navy invites applications for 10+2 B Tech Cadet Entry Scheme (Permanent Commission) [--] vacancies for Executive & Technical Branch for course commencing Jul [----] at @IN_NavalAcademy. Last Date for submission - [--] Jan 26"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012124030439154087)  2026-01-16T11:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Critics pointed me to an article written by @Nambitiger1 sir [--] yrs ago stating J20 is [---] Gen & Rafale is superior to J20. If he still believes it in [----] I will respectively withdraw my post about vets opinion. I'll stick to my personal opinion of Rafale v/s PAF J10 & PAF J35. Sir Not one serving or retired pilot of Indian Air Force has stated that Rafale can win any BVRAAM Combat situation against J20. Rafale would lose every time. IAF pilots know it very well. How do you expect them to accept in public They're like "kuchh toh aye Phir dekhenge." Sir Not one serving or retired pilot of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012351313003061728)  2026-01-17T02:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Humbleboy28 @Dassault_OnAir Ok sir Or is it 70km"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012370474458845334)  2026-01-17T03:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Now that DPB has cleared [---] Rafales this handle would not be posting any negative information about Rafale. Hoping that IAF gets the best they have chosen and hoping we all support IAF in getting what they have chosen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012394019741950342)  2026-01-17T05:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Tejas Mk1A combat twin seaters have apparently been flying around for test flights. The inflight refueling socket without the attached probe visible. With attached probe also seen. Anyone with photographs please. 🙏🏽 Thank you for your attention in the matter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012735414604599757)  2026-01-18T03:54Z [----] followers, 22.5K engagements


"@Nen_User404 I think @alpha_defense sir might be keeping track. I think I heard from him that LA-5049 has flown. That should mean about [--] of them. Plus if any twin seater Mk1As I don't know. A photographer in Bangalore said he's seen one or two"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012742597555765525)  2026-01-18T04:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@nomad_grj I'll repeat my old post. Mk1 trainers were built till [----]. There are no Mk1 trainers being built in India anymore. IAF aircraft go for upgrades trials etc to Bangalore. Production finished in 2024"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012837164149542923)  2026-01-18T10:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Pilots like you with DGCA license cannot automatically operate aircraft owned by a company in EU. You need EASA license which you don't have. Likewise Dhruv has CEMILAC & also DGCA certificate just like you & needs EASA certificate in EU. Nothing more nothing less. Just like you When a Restricted Type Certification is considered an achievement we know how low the bar is set. When a Restricted Type Certification is considered an achievement we know how low the bar is set"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012897666204848268)  2026-01-18T14:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@sajaniaf Sirji now you're crying like a child because your argument has not cut ice. Dhruv performs all duties in all countries that it has been inducted in including carrying passengers. If you didn't learn this in Cairo it is your mistake as a representative of the Republic of India"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2012927315416871268)  2026-01-18T16:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Rare footage of IAF's first Indian fighter aircraft HF-24 Marut taking off with Rocket Assisted Take-off RATO designed by HAL India"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2013068119301042244)  2026-01-19T01:56Z [----] followers, 33K engagements


"@highmach_yara @patla_haathi Ok All the target drones today even many UCAVs have RATO now. Koi stress nahin hai. Its very viable on subsonic aircraft"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2013140874260082806)  2026-01-19T06:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Light Utility Helicopter LUH has a lighter less complex vibration-free gearbox. Is HAL planning a similar state-of-the-art gearbox on Utility Helicopter Maritime UH-M Highly recommended by many ex-designers operators and maintenance experts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2013309898080362672)  2026-01-19T17:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sirs As far as I understand ADA has no plans to roll out Mk-2. DG DRDO wants direct first flight this year as roll out calls for stopping build-up activities & closing all panels etc of the prototype. But it might happen sometime as an incidental event not a timed activity. (6/30) This is the picture of Tejas MK2 in May/2025. It looks like 50% of MK2 is done. From there to rollout how much time will it take in conservative estimates not less than [--] months. But HAL chief had shifter the timeline to "1st quarter of 2026-27" https://t.co/vrJgq9gspg https://t.co/NHuDeL4qFo (6/30) This is the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2014558738859098398)  2026-01-23T04:40Z [----] followers, 20.4K engagements


"1/2 Entering civil aircraft manufacturing is a very welcome step albeit with a product that is more for mil-strategic handshake rather than commercial superiority. Perhaps the only big business that can remain clear of CAATSA sanctions from US & sanctions from NATO countries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2014695727826600363)  2026-01-23T13:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Call it MRCA MMRCA SEFA MRFA whatever names were invented to sideline Mk2. Call it MWF as ADA the OEM ADA called it. No confusion Mk2 is the same category as Gripen-E and F-16 that participated in MMRCA. It is designed to be a Medium Weight Fighter. No confusion. Tejas MkII Likely to Get a New Official Name After First Flight Sources Say https://t.co/ePlgQLv2HB https://t.co/LwDjYSgEjm Tejas MkII Likely to Get a New Official Name After First Flight Sources Say https://t.co/ePlgQLv2HB https://t.co/LwDjYSgEjm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015121006411854187)  2026-01-24T17:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@highmach_yara None. IAF is too high and mighty to operate such modest machines. IAF gave millions to Israelis to integrate R73 on Mirage. Elbit sold the idea that DASH HMDS is mandatory for pointing. IAF got sold to the idea & threw good money. Ask IAF was HMDS any use in Balakot or Sindoor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015287802083316187)  2026-01-25T04:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@unbhakt10 I don't see any DPSU chairperson coming on TV & mudslinging at IAF. It is one sided mudslinging by ex-CAS. A lame excuse by ex-CAS to mask a poorly executed Day-2 of Op Balakot. He was in command & he messed up Day-2. Simple as that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015289267770343595)  2026-01-25T05:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Divyans11698851 No sir Not from Mk1A Mk2 Mirage Su30 Rafale MiG-29 Jaguar. None can fire BVRAAM from centre station"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015670992060964906)  2026-01-26T06:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@hellfire_81 Seriously sir If you had an iota of technical knowledge on aviation I would have been all ears. This boyscout level gyan is not for me. Thank you for your service. Happy republic day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015832781721571751)  2026-01-26T17:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@EarthProtective No fighter radar would be able to guide Astra Mk3 upto its terminal phase"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015938038267052327)  2026-01-27T00:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@hellfire_81 @nairsfrf Ooooh I am so fucked. Gang of aviation experts. Aa jao sirji. Pranaam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015942577900683762)  2026-01-27T00:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Nothing to see here. Just a fact-based comparison between the perceived greatness of Rafale F5 v/s a modest Indian effort of LCA Mk2. The import mania is a bit out of control so a head-to-head comparison makes for interesting reading. 5th gen adversary against Rafale & Mk2 next"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2010534467761516978)  2026-01-12T02:09Z [----] followers, 23.1K engagements


"Sirji Tejas is not a failure nor is HAL's technical team. But definitely the negative perception created by the halt in acceptance by IAF is very damaging. Perception management has been lacking from HAL's media team. They should be working double when the chips are down. For the followers of India's Tejas I must state with absolute certainty that Mk1A is a great aircraft with top-of-the-line capabilities today. Unanticipated delays are there but Mk1A deserves fullest backing and love from its followers. Thanks as we must keep working undeterred. For the followers of India's Tejas I must"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2014959999664161197)  2026-01-24T07:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I stand by my earlier post. Su30MKI with Astra Mk2/Mk3 and BrahMos is better than any existing Rafale variant. Even [--] Tejas Mk1A with Astra Mk2/Mk3 can take on any existing Rafale variant in BVRAAM combat. BrahMos with 900km range ready for firing from Su30MKI. Astra Mk2 with 160km range already fired from Su30MKI. With these Super-30MKI is a best [---] gen MRFA in the world. At the cost of [---] two hundred more of these can be built in India. https://t.co/l5L2W7qnrM BrahMos with 900km range ready for firing from Su30MKI. Astra Mk2 with 160km range already fired from Su30MKI. With these"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015591654183567776)  2026-01-26T01:04Z [----] followers, 35.4K engagements


"Twin fins are good for directional stability @ very high angle-of-attack maneuvers. Single fin loses effectiveness when airflow separates over & behind the canopy. F18 can reach [--] angle-off-attack because of twin fins. But those days are long gone. Some stealth advantage yes. @Defencematrix1 Just a doubt. China is building a new trainer JL15 wit a different design. Y didnt HLFT-42 has a twin vertical stabilizers Even U.S build new Red Hawk trainer has twing verticle stabilizers https://t.co/IVgw72o5G7 @Defencematrix1 Just a doubt. China is building a new trainer JL15 wit a different design."  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2016422418953458070)  2026-01-28T08:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""6357kg." Looks like Candid Camera caught a Rafale pilot headed west to gift SCALP-EGs to an awful neighbour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2016430044944675288)  2026-01-28T08:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@alpha_defense it broke"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2016434580295975297)  2026-01-28T08:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Mk1A is the most important HAL product. HAL engineers have made a good fighter and proven it in field trials. But HAL's poor handling of customers & media perception have led to complete collapse of deliveries. Nothing wrong with Mk1A everything wrong with HAL-IAF relations. HAL CMD: Five Tejas (Mk1A) aircraft are ready. We have completed Firing and missile trials. We would be approaching the IAF to take these five fighters in the current financial year. Video- @pri_kandpal https://t.co/GnPdXeJeA3 HAL CMD: Five Tejas (Mk1A) aircraft are ready. We have completed Firing and missile trials. We"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2016693591146713132)  2026-01-29T02:03Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements


"Sir You have skillfully taken a BTB* potshot at @mjavinod as if he were on the payroll of @RT_India_news. One is intrigued by your "other" views. Ofcourse super maneuverability of Su is as useless as the clean-airframe stealth of Rafale. When RT tried to bait me to offer similar views on Su-57 I had other views. IAF pulled out of FGFA proj for reasons relevant even now. We need to focus on AMCA in the long term. Short term go for numbers in Tejas and Rafale. Super-manoeuvrability good for displays. When RT tried to bait me to offer similar views on Su-57 I had other views. IAF pulled out of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2017189089922154872)  2026-01-30T10:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The mother of all. Indian weapons pic. BrahMos 800-900km range RudraM-2 300-350km range Astra Mk-2 200-240km range"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2015949873791828388)  2026-01-27T00:47Z [----] followers, 18K engagements


"LCA v/s Jaguar v/s HF-25 Jag was zero point one G (0.1G) better than HF-25 so it was bought. India lost decades of pedigree resorting to imports while China surged ahead with their own developments. Now we're singing the same song disregarding historical blunders. Imports 👎🏽"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2016068057765183541)  2026-01-27T08:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@NewsIADN Granted Or achieved Its their own aircraft being used by themselves for many years. They grant to themselves Or they achieve better operational capability with the help of developers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2016349416664531362)  2026-01-28T03:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"People don't realise how far the Su-30 missiles' reach really is. A BrahMos fired from Jaisalmer can fly through Sukkur Rahim Yar Khan & Quetta in the extreme West to destroy the Federal Investigation Post at Chaman border which is adjoining Afghanistan. Pic-Good Bye Pakistan One thing that would be helpful for people to be transparent about in the "air superiority" debate is how close they think IAF manned aircraft got to Pakistani airspace on May 9-10. My sense is not very close. (Likewise for PAF and Indian airspace I should stress.) One thing that would be helpful for people to be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2016418226532712821)  2026-01-28T07:49Z [----] followers, 20.9K engagements


"found it 📷 old Sitara versus new Yashas It's Sitara 🤪 It's Sitara 🤪"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2017389284375072818)  2026-01-31T00:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Vsidd1968 Sir The original competitor of LUH was the Adani-Kamov Ka-226T. I don't know where that is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2018135310849433691)  2026-02-02T01:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


""The air force would get aircraft. the entire year's orders in the last quarter of the year." Sounds perfectly reasonable if workers union negotiates overtime for technicians and ensures delivery within the financial year. Air Marshal D Choudhury "I have fond memories of HAL." Worker in HAL were delaying the production so that they can get bonuses in end of the year Air Marshal Diptendu Chowdhury PVSM AVSM VM VSM . JUST UNBELIEVABLE how babus in HAL were sabotaging national security at expense of bonuses who need external enemies if https://t.co/1PMLa4cYyc Worker in HAL were delaying the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2018527382618218767)  2026-02-03T03:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Smart Anti Airfield Weapons SAAW of Op Sindoor fame 💥"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2018530628673929224)  2026-02-03T03:42Z [----] followers, 19.5K engagements


"The most dishonest version of atmanirbharta is the fielding of imported products by Indian companies. Government officials promoting such falsehood is even worse. #WATCH Delhi Adani Defence & Aerospace and Leonardo announce strategic collaboration Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh says" This MoU between Adani Defence and Leonardo in creating a rotary wing fleet ecosystem country marks the coming together of two entities. This MoU https://t.co/RBVzxZOyL0 #WATCH Delhi Adani Defence & Aerospace and Leonardo announce strategic collaboration Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh says" This MoU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2018718354517983438)  2026-02-03T16:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ChamanKant44703 They're too brown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2018952160411791575)  2026-02-04T07:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Indrani1_Roy Handles better I doubt if that will ever be the case. Is it documented like so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019108878752051317)  2026-02-04T18:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@highmach_yara Sirji if you expect AMCA from two vendors to become different like F16 versus F18 or any of the other examples that is certainly never going to happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019109377979122012)  2026-02-04T18:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Indrani1_Roy Not at all. Who told you this sir At higher AoA trainer CnB is much lower and the trainer has much lower max AoA because of that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019110487401873511)  2026-02-04T18:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Program manager making AMCA prototype said this in [----]. Then the circus started. Objective-to disorient an already difficult program. [--] years down the line ADA has not moved an inch. Now Messiahs will come from private sector & wave their wand. I'm buying front row seats 🥳 #AMCA for someone wondering whats HAL role in it now.lets roll this beast out by [----]. https://t.co/J17fgWZaor #AMCA for someone wondering whats HAL role in it now.lets roll this beast out by [----]. https://t.co/J17fgWZaor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019117900859326653)  2026-02-04T18:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"HAL lost. [---] MMRCA program [---] FGFA program [---] MTA program 100+ AMCA program 60+ TEDBF program maybe HAL retained. its board members Why What are they good for 💥 Blockbuster story in Indian combat aviation space. HAL dropped from race to develop Indias stealth fighter AMCA Govt shortlists [--] private sector giants. Interesting twist: HAL says it hasnt been informed of its ejection from the contest. https://t.co/G3V0x4Wuz6 💥 Blockbuster story in Indian combat aviation space. HAL dropped from race to develop Indias stealth fighter AMCA Govt shortlists [--] private sector giants. Interesting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019120423716446619)  2026-02-04T18:46Z [----] followers, 11.8K engagements


"2/2 .better GoI amalgamated HAL AIL & AMD into one company called Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HAL. Now to say it is too big with too many aircraft is quite wrong. HAL was making more aircraft in the 1970s than it does today while IAF gave up manufacturing for no reason"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019220782606610520)  2026-02-05T01:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@rav26051 @alpha_defense @HALHQBLR @DRDO_India @DefenceMinIndia Sir It must be available on MoD site. Defence Secretary has army wing Navy wing air wing veterans acquisition wing etc. DPSUs are overseen by Secretary Defence Production. There is an Additional Secretary Aero. She looks after HAL. Earlier there was JS HAL in DDP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019246677702635908)  2026-02-05T03:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Libby9595S They lost all these after the restructuring by MoD in 2014"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2019247062538416260)  2026-02-05T03:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"My expectations on LCA Mk2. Front center and rear fuselage mating in Oct' [--]. Wing mating in Dec' [--]. Under carriage integration in Feb [--]. Engine integration in Mar [--]. Roll out without full cockpit in May [--]. Ground run in Sep 26"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/1968872819934085278)  2025-09-19T03:00Z [----] followers, 22.4K engagements


"R.I.P. Rebirth In Progress :))"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FighterPiloting/status/2008095989782241579)  2026-01-05T08:39Z [----] followers, 24.9K engagements

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