Scramble Magazine — August 2017

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Z19
LH93987 3rd Brig photo
LH97978 80th Brig photo

People’s Liberation Army Navy (NY)

J15
122 CAW 0213 photo

JL9H
81574 Training Base/2nd Reg photo

Z9
9377 9th Div/26th Reg Z9-0278 jul17
9387 9th Div/26th Reg Z9-0279 photo
9397 9th Div/26th Reg Z9-0280 photo

Manufacturers (AR)

T-10K-7
15601 SAC jun17

This Su-27 prototype that was transferred to the Chinese to

get an introduction to the Su-27 years ago, was put outside

carrying a fake serial number.

India

Indian Defence (DF)

By the end of March 2017, the Cabinet Committee on Security

(CCS) approved the purchase of 32 Dhruv Mk.III Advanced

Light Helicopters to boost the maritime capabilities of the

Indian Navy and Coast Guard. Both Armed Forces will receive

sixteen helicopters each.

Bharatiya Vayu Sena (AF)

Rumours have been going around for a little while, but India

started discreet negotiations with France on the purchase of

31 Jaguar fighter aircraft. If the deal goes ahead, the aircraft

will most presumably be used for spares. We do not believe

the aircraft will see a new operational life.

On 27 June 2017, the US State Department approved the pos-

sible sale of the last white tail Boeing C-17A Globemaster III.

The aircraft, registration N272ZD and FMS 14-0003, was first

noted in August 2014 and flown to Kelly AFB (TX) in Novem-

ber 2015 for storage. The intended delivery date is unknown

to us at this moment.

In the next round of re-numbering aircraft we see the

Il-76MD Candid transport aircraft. Noted at Moscow-Zhuk-

ovsky was KI2664, which is former K2664. It seems that most

if not all Air Force aircraft serials will change from one letter

to two letters and then three or four digits. This new system

emerged first with the latest variant of the Mi-17 that were

newly delivered, but registered in the ZP5xxx range. At the

start of 2017, the earlier Air Force Dhruv helicopters were

noted re-registered from J4xxx to ZD4xxx.

C-17A
(CB8011) Boeing, o/o 50273/F272/IND11

C-130J-30
KC3810 Lockheed Martin , f/n 382-5819 jun17
KC3811 Lockheed Martin, f/n 382-5821 jun17

HJT-16 Kiran Mk1
U700/00 bk FTS ex FIS Tambaram jul17
U730/30 bk FTS ex AFA Dundigal jul17
U740/40 bk FTS ex o/h HAL jul17
U741/41 bk FTS ex o/h HAL jul17
U762/62 bk FTS f/n jul17

HJT-16 Kiran Mk1A
IN061 FTS f/n, ex Indian Navy jul17
U801/01 rd FTS ex FIS Tambaram jul17
U817/17 rd FTS ex AFA Dundigal jul17
U842/42 rd FTS ex FTS Bidar jul17

U844/44 rd FTS ex FIS Tambaram jul17 U845/45 rd FTS ex o/h HAL jul17 U850/50 rd FTS ex AFA Dundigal jul17 U860/60 rd FTS ex o/h HAL jul17

Nice to see the first Indian Navy Kiran Mk1A active again,

but now with the Air Force’s Flying Training School (FTS) at

Hakimpet AFS. The Kiran still sports Navy markings and Navy

serial.

Il-76MD KI2664/D 44sq f/n, ex K2664 00534 61849 jul17 MiG-21Bison CU2226 3sq f/n, ex C2226 apr17 CU2294 3sq f/n apr17 MiG-23UB MS3472 10sq or 29sq w/o 07jul17 MiG-27MU TU639 29sq f/n, ex TS639 apr17 SE3160 Z369 HTS f/n, grey c/s 1315 jul17 Z380 HTS f/n, grey c/s jul17 SA316B (HAL) Z419 HTS f/n, grey c/s 1811/AH123 jul17 Z923 HTS f/n, grey c/s AH080 jul17 SA319B (HAL) Z1430 HTS ex ASTE, grey c/s AH171 jul17 Z1846 HTS ex 141SSS Flt, grey c/s jul17

Bharatiya Nau Sena (NY)

Indian Navy Kiran jet training aircraft seem to be transferred

to the Air Force. The first Navy Kiran was noted at Hakimpet

AFS flying with the Flying Training School (FTS).

Do228-201 IN245/VVZ INAS311 ex o/h HAL 4084 jun17

Japan

It was brought to our attention that the C-2s at Miho are still

part of the 403 Flight Team (we do not know the Japanese

unit designation) and it will be renamed 403 Hikotai by Sep-

tember 2018.

The Japan Coast Guard ordered another three H225s, planned

delivery of the ninth helicopter is in February 2020. Five heli-

copters are already operational and the sixth will be deliv-

ered in 2018.

As can be seen below, there are considerably more JASDF

updates than normal but this is because we checked all

fighters and T-4s with a last note date of December 2016

and earlier. Some real updates were found and the rest are

presented with the note ‘to other unit/IRAN?’ as we think

it is odd they were not photographed or reported in the last

seven months.

RJCJ = Chitose RJNA = Nagoya/Komaki RJNG = Gifu RJNK = Komatsu RJOP = Komatsushima RJSM = Misawa ADC = Shireibu Hikotai ADTW = Hiko Kaihatsu Jikkendan FTS = Kyoiku Hikotai FTW = Hiko Kyoikudan HAS = Herikoputa Kuyutai SW-ADF= Nansei Shien Hikohan W-ADF = Seibu KHS Shien Hik. nmks = no tail unit-number

Nihon Koku-Jieitai (AF)

F-2A 03-8503 o/h RJNA nb, ex 6 Hikotai 1003 feb17 03-8504 8 Hikotai nb, ex IRAN 1004 jun17 03-8507 o/h RJNA nb, test, ex 3 Hikotai 1007 jul17 13-8511 o/h RJNA nb, ex 8 Hikotai 1011 jun17 13-8520 o/h RJNA nb, ex 3 Hikotai 1020 apr17 63-8540 6 Hikotai to other unit/IRAN? 1040 mar16 63-8541 6 Hikotai nb, ex IRAN, ex 8 Hik 1041 jul17 73-8543 o/h RJNA nb, ex 6 Hikotai 1043 dec16 93-8548 8 Hikotai to other unit/IRAN? 1048 nov16