Guru Pratap Malik

Fighter pilot at heart, Experimental test pilot in thinking and commercial airline Captain in outlook. history buff. love outdoors, diving, trekking, adventure

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@sardesairajdeep @ECISVEEP The SIR BLO wants only previous SIR data held in 2002 which is not available. Not bothered if i was serving IAF officer that time, have Aadhar, PAN, Voter ID, own property. So I am going to be left out. What kind of SIR is this?

[BRADDY @braddy_Codie05]

>> Down to 30 Squadrons.

>> Apart from Su-30mki and 2 Squadrons of Rafale rest all 1980s Upgraded 4th Gen Jets in the Inventory be it Mirage-2000, MIG-29 UPG, Jaguar.

>> Created Multilayered Air Defence by Integrating VSHORAD, SHORAD, MEDIUM RANGE AIR DEFENCE and LONG RANGE AIR DEFENCE ASSETS.
Multiple Ballistic Missiles intercepted not a Single Ballistic Missile impact. All Turkish Drones shot down like Mosquitoes. Didn’t allow Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force to gain a Position to Conduct Saturation of Air Defence. Chinese ISR and Satelite Data Capabilities couldn’t prevent the Destruction of 11 Air Bases.

>> Combined the Air-superiority Capabilities and Multilayered Air Defence Capabilities for ‘Complete Air Dominance’. Along with Multi Domain Operations using Cyber Operations and Space Operations.

>> Attacked 9 Terrorist Training Infrastructure, 11 Pakistani Air Bases of Strategic Importance many of Which were having Fissile material and Nuclear Warhead in Limited Precision Strikes and Shot Down Multiple Pakistan Air Force Fighter Jets like JF-17, F-16, J-10C and their A&EWCS by S-400 , brought Entire Rouge Islam!c Armed Country like Pakistan on their Knees just after 1st Wave of Limited Air Attacks using Precision Standoff Capability.

India Owes a lot to the Leadership, Officers heading the Higher Defence Organisation, Mid Service Officers, Young Officers and Soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces. The World has to learn a Lot from the Indian Armed Forces.

[Professor @Masterji_UPWale]

From a Pilots Cockpit ...

I am Wg Cdr Namansh Syal,
Service No. 30***
* Squadron, Indian Air Force.

21 November 2025
#Dubai Air Show.

Another operational display.
Another chance to put India’s flag in the sky and let the world see what Indian engineering and Indian pilots stand for.

My aircraft: LCA Tejas.
A symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
A machine built with Indian hands, flown with Indian pride.

As I rolled out for the demo,
my briefing was simple:

Execute with precision.
Represent the Service with honour.
Show the world the capability of a nation rising.

Low roll.
Negative-G turn.
Every manoeuvre timed to the second.
Every move a message:
India is not behind.
India will not stay behind.

Then came the moment every pilot trains for but never wishes to face.

• Systems fail.
• Situations collapse.
• Time compresses.

In that instant, the uniform speaks louder than fear.

The code becomes your compass:
• Protect civilians.
• Protect the service.
• Protect the tricolour’s dignity.🇮🇳

I turned her away from the crowd.
because one pilot’s life is never worth another innocent’s.

Because that is the oath we take when we wear the blue uniform.

The world may see only a crash.
But the Air Force knows.

A pilot’s last decision is his true salute to the nation.

Tejas will fly again.
India will build stronger.
Our skies will remain defended..
because sacrifice fuels progress,
and determination builds capability.

If this is where my sortie ends,
let it be remembered for one thing.

The Indian Air Force does not step back.
The Indian Air Force stands for Bharat...always.

• For the Squadron.
• For the Service.
• For the Nation.
जय हिन्द.🇮🇳

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@Indrani1_Roy @sajaniaf Very strange argument. Firstly, it is Hindustan 228. Secondly, where are the state officials traveling? Do they need jets? H228 offers amazing versatility to take them to remote locations and semi prepared strips. Its fuel economy is legendary. It comes with a state of art suite

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@Arattai I was trying it with India number but still didn't work.

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@FI_InvestIndia @Arattai Any reason why Arattai doesn't work outside India?

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@Arattai It is not running outside India. Anything preventive it?

[Indian Air Force @IAF_MCC]

From induction to glory—watch the journey of MiG-21, a warhorse that shaped wars, conflicts, and generations of IAF combat pilots.

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[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@Arattai @worlds_affairs Hi, it's not working outside India. Is it designed so? How can I make it work?

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@svembu Great going. I have downloaded it but not working outside India. Is it designed to not working outside India?

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@amitabhk87 Missing the point altogether and delusional. Focus areas - 1. Institutional corruption
2. Caste based reservation
3. What happened to "swach Bharat"?
4. Forget flyovers, give us pothole free roads and smooth traffic.
5. Inculcating basic civic sense and empathy.

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@SumantVidwans @amitabhk87 Exactly. The points in the article are delusional, missing the focus areas all together.

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

2/2 How do they expect us to know location of "help desk"? No guidance being given. Then told us you have gone to wrong helpdesk. Really?
Nothing has changed in Air India. Same condescending attitude.

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@airindia
Extremely rude behaviour by Air India staff at Delhi Airport. She called us and called us to "help desk" without giving us location of help desk. We went all the way back but she, instead of guiding us to helpdesk, just cut off the phone saying "she has other jobs" 1/2

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@AnchitGupta9 Delay of LCA and Kaveri not reaching it's full potential have cost us dearly. Stopping R & D after Marut is one of the main reasons of today's state. Today we have the tech. TEJAS Mk 2/AMCA/TEDBF need to be on mission mode if we have learnt anything from history. Or repeat...

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@sadaashree Looks like you never read "Manohar Kahaniyan". Earlier these used to be in regional newspapers or such magazines. Now SM brings them to us in all gory details instantly.

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@ShivAroor Make bureaucrats answerable and accountable for any civic issues. They work with impunity and corruption is in their DNA.

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@AnchitGupta9 @zone5aviation @vayusena Many interesting anecdotes associated with ORP. 2 Eng run ups woke up whole station. CO & FLT CDR knew "boys" are "there". Late run up meant extra duties plus "beer". ORPs got mounted in a few hours notice in middle of night. That there was a party at HQ was a "coincidence"😀

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@AnchitGupta9 @zone5aviation @vayusena Just a small update on this picture. Scramble was 5 min or 2 min. Either way our helmets and gloves were in the aircraft. We didn't run towards aircraft with helmets in hand. 5 minutes from rest room and 2 minutes once we were in aircraft. Did it proudly for many years.

[Guru Pratap Malik @aviatingguru]

@Ctrlmemes_ Left out the best tesr batsman of India Shreyas Iyer due to personal ego. Never missed him more than today.