As it has been noted, there are the ever preset political "[blurry] colored lines" involved here. However, sorta like a traffic light, it seems like it's almost always red, briefly yellow, and never green (traffic jam anybody?); so as a "workaround," I'll hit the gas when I see the "yellow light/line" and try to avoid/miss/blur the imminent "red light/line."
I'm not an "expert" either (emphasis)! If anyone knows where one can get the "expert" degree, please let me know... how one attains this award is seemingly the best kept secret in the world.
Now through the blurry lines.
Singapore, as noted is a relatively small country which, restricts AF training. India's IAF ("INAF") has a relatively large country, making AF training a lot less confining.
Israel's IAF ("ISAF") has a relatively, minute country which, makes always needed and constant AF training, difficult and frankly dangerous (due to congestion and other matters).
The ISAF has a very large (per-capita) number of F-16s and a lot of experience with them--flying and maintaining. They also have a lot of experience with other aircraft, including the su's. Again, the problem is "space," and there are those "lines" everywhere. However, Israel, India, and Singapore, have found common ground in many areas--so much so, mutual interests ("intelligence") have blurred many of the "red lines."
In "theory," one could see (actually can already see) the benefits to all three countries (among others). Singapore and Israel (having a little bit "low profile aircraft"), bring a large number of similar F-16's (and/or other planes) and people trained to maintain the aircraft and/or other people to share training methods "on the ground," to India. India, not only provides some very needed "open" airspace to train in and the different aircraft/pilot knowledge, each AF will gain from each other in many ways.
"Who" knows if it's already happening ("Who," won't tell me anything but his name), but pilots "test driving" the different aircraft, gives them a true feel for the actual capability of what each one can do. "Who" knows if a number of those f-16s end up in India as "payment" for basing? "Who" noticed the number of f-16s Israel upgraded and India's want/need to hold them over until whatever is next?
"Who" knows about pilots and others rotating through the different countries to train in different conditions (terrain, size, etc), learn from other people?
AnyWho, from the ability to train together in the air and on the ground, sharing intel, technology that will aid in the problems each country faces ("Who" knows if it's just military/Special forces or goes into other crazy things like advances in medicine--need to keep "troops" alive... and many other things down this "green line"?), will mutually benefit each country.
-As always (JMHO).
-@funtz,
Goa is a trip I'll make anytime... for the music, obviously
(You get the sponsor and I'll DJ)! Talk about "High-flying" in a crowded electronic jammed area... it's the inevitable loss of "fuel" and "crash" on the way home that's a little rough... tylenol does the job of the maintenance team!
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and be patient with the website sometimes it is not functioning due to over enthusiastic India haters."
Hey man, the more "Haters" you have, the more "HaterAid" you know people want you to "serve/give" them... you're holding the gold!
Peace
