Dogfight Upset.

This article presents information on the performance of the Indian pilots during the "Cope India 04" exercise. Just how well the Indian pilots performed the U.S. Air Force refused to say. Results have been classified. However, the British media claimed an unnamed U.S. congressman who had been briefed on the exercise said American pilots were defeated in nine out of 10 engagements. The mock combat pitted the older Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter against the Indian air force's new Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MK Flanker, a two-seat multirole fighter. American pilots in the mock air-to-air combat were drawn from the 3rd Wing of Pacific Air Forces. Weapons fire was simulated with radar.