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O P E R A T I O N S I N D O O R !

Today, 07/05/2026 marks the one year anniversary of The Operation Sindoor carried out by the Indian armed forces! As an answer to a terrorist attack. The Indian Airforce and Army destroyed 9 terrorist camps and neutralized 11 Pakistan airforce airfields!

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A sight of sheer power,
Su-30MKI, Rafale and Mirage 2000 in step ladder formation over Brahmaputra.
These very fighters roared in the operation Sindoor armed with the Lethal BrahMos, Scalp, R27, R77 and MICA missiles!

Swipe to see the individual shots of all the armed Aircraft and an operation sindoor patch!
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Thanks to @indianairforce
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#opsindoor
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#aviaitionphotography taken in India by @kilotango.photos

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5 months ago

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S L I C E M A N O E U V E R S E Q U E N C E
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Su-30MKI of IAF 102sqn performing the spectacular Slice Manoeuver.
A Manoeuver super aggressive yet elegant!
Flown by the awesome Trisonics 1,
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The composite shot ( pic 1 ) shows the aircraft in the post stall regime right after executing the yaw!
Rest showcase the entire manoeuver from start to end!
With a video as a bonus at the end

The “Slice” manoeuvre by the Su-30MKI is a stunning display of controlled instability, where the aircraft aggressively pitches up into a high angle-of-attack, dumps its energy, and then yaws ( turns horizontally in zero radius ) sideways using thrust vectoring to “slice” across the sky. As it transitions into a post-stall regime, conventional lift gives way to raw engine vectoring allowing the jet to momentarily point almost perpendicular to its flight path! This manoeuver is the best example of exceptional flying skills and Aircraft capabilities!
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Thanks to @indianairforce

Also Thanks to @aryabaijal for helping out with editing the composite shot!
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#su30mki
#trisonics
#supermanoeuvrable
#IndianAirForce
#aviationphotography taken in International Space Station by @kilotango.photos

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7 months ago

Always The Best ! ! !

This shot has won the 3rd place in Suryakiran Photography contest 2025!
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Suryakiran Aerobatic Team of the IAF performing at Mumbai airshow!
#skaturday
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2 years ago

A S C E N S I O N

Trisonics 1 going vertical into the blue skies over Brahmaputra. 🦅

The Su-30MKI Low level aerobatics display is always the best part of any airshow!
Watch the Su-30MKI performing the same awesome aerobatics during the upcoming Varanasi Air display!

Cheers to Trisonics 1 🍻

#trisonics
#su30mki
#varanasiairshow
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#Indianairforce taken in Guwahati, Assam by @kilotango.photos

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27 minutes ago

94 Years of Glory!
Happy 94th Indian Air Force Day to all the air warriors! 🇮🇳

Infallible, Impervious, Precise!

#Indianairforce
#airforceday
#su30mki
#opsindoor
#aviaitionphotography taken in Indian Air Force by @kilotango.photos

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11 days ago

Burners Lit, Ready to Pull Gs! 🔥🦅

Indian Air Force Dassault Rafale in a High G left vertical turn during an aerial display!

Who says back to back Rafale shots aren't a good idea!
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#rafale
#Indianairforce
#opsindoor
#aviaitionphotography
#dassaultrafale taken in India by @kilotango.photos

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14 days ago

GOLDEN ARROWS 75! 🏹

The No.17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' of the Indian Air Force celebrates their 75th raising day!

The 17sqn has participated in multiple Indian Air Force operations; most notably the Kargil bombing missions done under then Wg Cdr BS Dhanoa ( Ex COAS ).
The squadron was also the first ever Indian Air Force unit to be equipped with the formidable Dassault Rafale!

Wishing the Golden Arrows a very happy anniversary!
Blue skies and happy hunting! 🥂
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In frame: Indian Airforce Rafale performing a vertical charlie and dumping flares during an airshow!

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#aviaitionphotography taken in India by @kilotango.photos

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17 days ago

M K I ⚡

27.09.2002 - 27.09.2026
The Mighty Su-30MKI completes 24 years in Indian Air Force service!

The first ever Su-30MKI were inducted into the No.20 Squadron 'Lightnings' at 2 Wing, Air Force Station Lohegaon, Pune on 27th September 2002.

Since then the Su-30MKI has become the solid backbone of the Indian Air Force.
The aircraft has become the face of the IAF.

From performing jaw dropping Low level aerobatics to destroying hangars deep inside Pakistan, the Su-30MKI has done it all!

Blue skies and happy landings to all the Su-30MKI Pilots and maintenance officers! 🍻🍻

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#su30mki
#sukhoi
#lightnings
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#aviaitionphotography taken in India by @kilotango.photos

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21 days ago

Break! Break! Break!

The Suryakiran aerobatic team of the Indian airforce executing their signature final Break during an air display.
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#aviaitionphotography taken in India by @kilotango.photos

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a month ago

I N C O M I N G 🦅

Indian Air Force Su-30MKI returns back to land on a beautiful rainy day!

Picture by @kilotango.photos

#aviaitionphotography
#su30mki
#Indianairforce
#monsoon
#opsindoor taken in India by @kilotango.photos

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a month ago

No One Kicks Ass, Without Tanker Gas! ⛽

The Flying gas station, IL-78MKI flanked by Mirage 2000s of 7sqn during an air to air refueling demo.

This capability acts as a huge force multiplier as the ranges of fighters are significantly increased.
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#airtoairrefueling
#mirage2000
#Indianairforce
#aviaitionphotography
#opsindoor taken in Guwahati, Assam by @kilotango.photos

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a month ago

Cloud Surfer! 🏄🏼‍♂️🦅

Nothing better than surfing over the white clouds in your Flanker!
Here the Su-30MKI flyboys having the best time of their lives while in a dive!
Cheers to Trisonics 🍻 🤘🏼

Not my sharpest photo but I find this one really beautiful. The clouds are doing most of the work in this photograph. Like I say, " A good photograph is not always the sharpest subject, it's the entire frame".
Enjoy! 🍻
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#aviaitionphotography
#sukhoi
#trisonics taken in Heaven by @kilotango.photos

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