Now Red Flag is apologizing to the Indian Air Force for the unwitting YouTube remarks of USAF F-15 pilot Colonel Terrence Fornof. (Click here to watch Fornof's rant.)
In potentially dangerous news for Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the Indian press seem to find a link between the YouTube speech and India's fighter competition.
In a letter to Air Headquarters, an official of the Red Flag said it was the personal view of the USAF pilot talking in the clip and not of those involved in the exercise. The organisers are looking forward for the participation of the IAF in the future editions of Red Flag, said the letter.Fornof was actually quite complimentary of the IAF's pilots, praising their professionalism while explaining how he "drilled" them in dogfights.
In potentially dangerous news for Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the Indian press seem to find a link between the YouTube speech and India's fighter competition.
The clip is being viewed as a ploy by the industry to prove a point. It might be an attempt to convince the US Government in ordering more F-22 Raptors. The US aviation giants Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the makers of F-16s and F-18s, are also competing with Russians for multi-billion dollar contract to supply multi-role combat aircraft to the IAF.
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