"Not long had the exercises finished when the media in both
countries painted the exercises as a 'rude shock' for the USAF and
the Washington establishment. According to respected media reports,
Indian pilots outflew the Americans, right through the exercise.
On the first day all four American planes were shot down. Never
once did the Indians come off second. According to United States
media, the F-15C's were defeated more than 90 percent of the time
in direct combat exercises against the IAF. It should be noted that
the IAF did not field its newest near fifth-generation
Sukhoi-30MKI air-dominance fighters and if it did so, the results
may have been even more favourable to the IAF. Nevertheless the IAF
had the benefit of operating the two-seater Sukhoi-30MK/K four
plus-plus-generation fighters."
http://users.senet.com.au/~wingman/cope.html
"The whole world knows that if you mess with U.S. Air Force pilots,
you're going down. Hard.
Except, someone forgot to send the memo to India, apparently.
Because, in recent exercises, Indian flyboys in low-tech Russian
and French jets defeated American F-15C pilots more than 90 percent
of the time."
http://www.defensetech.org/archives/000976.html
"The Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30MK, the high-performance fighter
being exported to India and China, consistently beat the F-15C in
classified simulations, say U.S. Air Force and aerospace industry
officials.
In certain circumstances, the Su-30 can use its maneuverability,
enhanced by thrust-vectoring nozzles, and speed to fool the F-15's
radar, fire two missiles and escape before the U.S. fighter can
adequately respond. This is according to Air Force officials who
have seen the results of extensive studies of multi-aircraft
engagements conducted in a complex of 360-deg. simulation domes at
Boeing's St. Louis facilities. "
http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/comparison-f15-su30-1.html
"Results of air exercise with India a "wake-up call" for US air
force: general
WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 23, 2004
The US Air Force got a "wake-up call" in air-to-air training
exercises with India earlier this year that showed the United
States can no longer take air superiority for granted in a
conflict, a top US general said Wednesday.
A study of the "Cope India" air exercise, conducted by the US and
Indian air forces in Gwalior, India last February, is secret, said
General Hal Hornburg, head of the air force's Air Combat
Command.
"But we have to learn a lot of things from that," he told defense
reporters here. "We have to learn if we want air superiority it
doesn't come cheap and it's not automatic."
The Russian-made SU-30s are reported to have bested the F-15s in a
majority of their engagements, much to the surprise of the
organizers."
http://www.spacewar.com/2004/040623210447.wil34maf.html
Now, please tell me, why should RSAF still go with F-15T?
