Cobra Warrior 23-1 Discussion

[reaper493]

Talk of the Turkish KC operating out of Waddo as well.

[Professor_M]

Indian Mirage 2000

Will there be any Il-78 support for these (or rumour of)?

[Mike]

Indian Mirage 2000

Will there be any Il-78 support for these (or rumour of)?

Will they do the Mach loop?

[reaper493]

I'd imagine they'd need tanker support to come all this way.

I'd think IL-78 and C-17 support are fairly likely.

Mach loop is definitely a given

[vulcan222]

il76/78s is what im hoping for

[reaper493]

I think all their IL-76 are retired - they replaced them with C-17s, only the Il-78 tankers remain, fairly decent odds that they'll need one to get here.

[NotoriousBadger]

Been mentions that the Turkish Air Force may not be attending due to resources being utilised for Humanitarian work etc.

[Professor_M]

I think all their IL-76 are retired - they replaced them with C-17s, only the Il-78 tankers remain, fairly decent odds that they'll need one to get here.

The Il-76 might still be in service, but not for too much longer, by the sounds of it...
https://idrw.org/iaf-to-brainstorm-il-7 ... ment-soon/

[JLewis_Aviation]

Talk of the Turkish KC operating out of Waddo as well.

I believe it will be out of brize

[baz1]

Talk of the Turkish KC operating out of Waddo as well.

I believe it will be out of brize

as per usual.

[reaper493]

Have seen a couple of fairly trustworthy sources saying otherwise.

W/c 27tb February will confirm

[ZackG]

Scramble have since added the Indian AF Mirages on to their list. However they are also still showing Swedish Gripens at Waddo and Saudi Typhoons at CGY.

[reaper493]

Rumoured quantites:

Turkish F-16 x3 and Kc-135 x1
Belgian F-16 x8
Finnish F-18 x6
Indian Mirage 2000 x5

Support from Turkish/Belgian A400, Indian C-17, Saudi C130/A330

[sschofield]

Indian Mirage 2000

Will there be any Il-78 support for these (or rumour of)?

Will they do the Mach loop?

In an IL-78? Definitely!

[Professor_M]

I've not been to a Cobra Warrior before, but am seriously considering popping along in Mid March.

Does everything fly on every exercise day? (By that, I don't so much mean every jet, but all nations with a representative sample of the aircraft they've brought along).

Also, are there no international ISTAR assets coming along for this one?

[reaper493]

Last year's pattern:

Week 1 - Monday Wednesday Friday morning for exercise, various quantities of each type flew.

Week 2 - Tuesday Thursday morning for exercise.

Week 3 - same as week one.

On exercise days the Germans put up a pair in the afternoons to do other stuff. The Italians were hit and miss.

On non exercise days there would be two waves with anything from 2 to 8 aircraft in.

Hopefully a similar pattern this time round.

I'd think a normal package would be:

2 Turkish
4 Indian
4 Finnish
6 Belgian
Plus the Kc135.


No mention of any ISTAR stuff, presumably the NATO E3s will be participating from home after last year's poor show.

Mike

[Professor_M]

Thanks, Mike.

[eagle driver]

Rumoured quantites:

Turkish F-16 x3 and Kc-135 x1
Belgian F-16 x8
Finnish F-18 x6
Indian Mirage 2000 x5

Support from Turkish/Belgian A400, Indian C-17, Saudi C130/A330

Pretty much spot on to a list I was sent tonight.
Indian IL-78 to Brize 01/03
2 Indian C-17s to Waddo 01/03
But these Support flights do not co inside with the supposed M2000s arrival which I have been given as 27/02
I think there is more we currently do not know about but looking good so far

[FergiZA600]

Can any One confirm if this info is correct

BAF F-16 x8 & Swedish Gripen x6 to Leeming?

[reaper493]

Fairly certain both those are incorrect.

Mike