IAF chief ACM's first press conference (must see important updates)

[SpArK]

early tejas are getting revamped for same role

You mean the 1 more year FOC delayed , with not yet GE414 tested fighter????

okayyyyyyy.....

 

[agentperry]

You mean the 1 more year FOC delayed , with not yet GE414 tested fighter????

okayyyyyyy.....

no the tejas lsp and pv only. in total 10

 

[bhramos]

Why can't he just force the ministry to grant IAF command of HAL? Currently it is in the hands of idiots who have zero management capability and are wasting the scientific potential of so many valuable scientists and engineers.

IAF wants an Air Marshal to head HAL

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has made a proposal to the government that one of its air marshals be appointed as the chief of the aerospace PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

"We have proposed that a senior IAF three-star officer be considered for the post," IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne told a press conference here.

He said IAF spends around 70 per cent of its budget for the PSU and therefore it should have a say in the affairs of the largest aerospace company in the country.

The IAF has put forth Air Vice-Marshal PP Reddy's name for the post. The officer is currently posted at the Gandhinagar-based South Western Air Command and is expected to pick up his next rank very soon.

The previous air chief had proposed Air Marshal M Matheshwaran's name for the post, but that proposal was not cleared by the ministry.

The IAF is in the process of signing deals worth over $20 billion in the next few years and most of the projects would be undertaken by HAL only.

The Defence Ministry has agreed to HAL's disinvestment for helping its expansion and modernisation plans.

In reply to a query on shortage of officers, the IAF chief said the force was short of 541 pilots and expected the gap to be filled up by the end of 2014-15.

Asked about the preparations by IAF for securing the island territories in Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, he said within next three to four years, the force will deploy its elements there for strengthening the capabilities of the full-fledged tri-services command located there.

Meanwhile, commenting on the responsibilities of the IAF, Browne said that earlier India's strategic interest were defined from Gulf of Aden to Straits of Malacca and then northwards.

"That was earlier but as global footprint of India increases, IAF will be called upon to serve India's interests wherever the capacity or whatever our capacity lie," he said.

Asked if the expanding strategic interests meant that India was becoming expeditionary, the IAF chief said, "No, we are not going to go a fight someone else's war for someone else. There is a difference between strategic interests and expeditionary forces."

He said by 2022, India would gain the capability to look after its strategic interests.

Browne said the three defence plans including the 11th, 12th and the 13th were key for IAF's modernisation as in this period the force will see maximum movement in this direction.

"The major change will happen in the 11th and the beginning of the 12th Plan. In mid 12th plan, we will be in certainly comfortable position," he said.

IAF wants an Air Marshal to head HAL - India - DNA

 

[Tshering22]

^^ I know that bhai. I was referring to that article itself. What I meant was hat ACM Browne should stop recommending and start pressuring the MOD. With these jokers taking to administration, I am sure that the tri-services together can exert a lot of pressure on them.

 

[Galaxy]

IAF expanding wings beyond Pakistan and China

IAF expanding wings beyond Pakistan and China

NEW DELHI: India is gradually building powerful military capabilities in tune with its expanding geopolitical interests, which are no longer limited to the swathe stretching from the Persian Gulf to Malacca Strait, even as the eastern and western fronts are being strengthened to deter the twin Pakistan-China threat.

After the over Rs 3,00,000 crore plan to build a potent three-dimensional Indian Navy for the future, reported by TOI last month, it was IAF's turn on Monday to assert it was on the path to transform into a true aerospace power with the capability to rapidly deploy and operate around the globe.

"No other air force has attempted to modernize at such a fast pace in such a short span of 15 years," said Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne, indicating a doctrinal shift in the run-up to IAF's 79th anniversary on October 8.

But he was quick to emphasize this did not mean "an expeditionary force" on the lines of the US Air Force. "We are not going to fight other people's wars. But yes, IAF must have the wherewithal to meet the requirements wherever India's strategic interests lie," said the IAF chief.

As for the two-front challenge, apart from progressively basing Sukhoi-30MKI fighters and missile squadrons in the two theatres, the plan also includes upgrading the Nyoma advanced landing ground in eastern Ladakh, located 23km from the LAC with China at an altitude of 13,300 feet.

"We want a 12,000-feet runway capable of handling fighters as well as transport aircraft at Nyoma. It will give us both defensive and offensive options. After being cleared by the defence ministry, it's now going to the Cabinet Committee on Security," said Browne.

Similarly, learning lessons from the 1999 conflict with Pakistan, the Kargil airstrip will be extended to ensure strategic airlift aircraft like C-17 Globemaster-III and C-130J 'Super Hercules' as well as fighters can operate from there. Moreover, the next six C-130Js, after the first six procured for the Hindon airbase for $1.2 billion, will be based at Charbatia (Orissa) for the eastern sector.

Armed with perspective plans till 2027, IAF is looking at a combat fleet of 250-300 fifth-generation fighter aircraft, 126-200 medium multi-role fighter aircraft and 270 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, as also over 100 upgraded MiG-29s and Mirage-2000s. The estimated price tag for just these jets comes to over $70 billion.

'IAF expanding wings beyond Pakistan and China' - The Times of India

 

[Galaxy]

IAF to upgrade airfields at Kargil, Nyoma

IAF to upgrade airfields at Kargil, Nyoma

Defence ministry has cleared a proposal to develop Kargil and Nyoma as full-fledged airbases, capable of handling all types of IAF aircraft, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne said at a press conference here ahead of Air Force Day on October 8.

The J&K government had activated the Kargil airfield in 1996 for civilian air traffic and was being operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) till the Kargil war. Both Kargil, which was the target of the Pakistani army in 1999, and Nyoma which is closer to China border, have great strategic importance.

"We want to develop the (Nyoma) base to a 12,000 feet runway and with that kind of space available, we plan to base aircraft of all types we can operate from there such as fighter class aircraft, transport and helicopters," Browne said.

"Ministry of Defence has cleared the proposal and it is now pending approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security," Browne said. He added that IAF would be able to operate C-17 and C-130 from these two bases in due course of time. "We should have the capability to operate certain amount of fighter aircraft from there. But our first priority is to get the heavy transport aircraft operational from there," he said.

The upgradation of Kargil, however, may take longer than Nyoma due to the terrain, and may not happen before 2016, Browne said, adding the base requires heavy land filling.

IAF to upgrade airfields at Kargil, Nyoma - India - DNA

 

[Shaitan]

IAF Chief: 214 FGFAs, HAL Tejas Clearance Delayed, MRCA Deliveries by 2014

IAF Chief: 214 FGFAs, HAL Tejas Clearance Delayed, MRCA Deliveries by 2014



2011-10-03 In a press conference in New Delhi, the Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne revealed the following:

Indian Air Force has the funds for the MMRCA programme. There will be a realignment in committed liabilities and MMRCA deliveries should begin around by 2014.

Final operational clearance for HAL LCA Tejas has been delayed by one year.

Indian Air Force plans to induct the FGFA / PAK-FA as 166 single-seaters and 48 twin-seaters.

The Kargil runway to operate all aircraft types, including all fighters and strategic lift aircraft. The Kargil airfield will be made fully operational for Lockheed Martin C-130J, Boeing C-17s and Ilyushin Il-76s.

Indian Air Force will maintain 34 fighter squadrons. Squadron No. 17 will be phased out.

First four Mil Mi-17-V5s delivered last week. More deliveries expected in the coming days. By March 2012, the Indian Air Force will have 25 units and they will be based at Suratgarh.

Six additional Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules ordered. These will be based in the eastern theatre.

 

[Galaxy]

Already posted : http://defenceforumindia.com/indian...a-sukhoi-rosoboronexport-hal-jointly-155.html

 

[vikramrana_1812]

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IAF plans to transform itself into a true aerospace power with the capability to rapidly deploy and operate around the globe.​

NEW DELHI: India is gradually building powerful military capabilities in tune with its expanding geopolitical interests, which are no longer limited to the swathe stretching from the Persian Gulf to Malacca Strait, even as the eastern and western fronts are being strengthened to deter the twin Pakistan-China threat.

After the over Rs 3,00,000 crore plan to build a potent three-dimensional Indian Navy for the future, reported by TOI last month, it was IAF's turn on Monday to assert it was on the path to transform into a true aerospace power with the capability to rapidly deploy and operate around the globe.

"No other air force has attempted to modernize at such a fast pace in such a short span of 15 years," said Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne, indicating a doctrinal shift in the run-up to IAF's 79th anniversary on October 8.

But he was quick to emphasize this did not mean "an expeditionary force" on the lines of the US Air Force. "We are not going to fight other people's wars. But yes, IAF must have the wherewithal to meet the requirements wherever India's strategic interests lie," said the IAF chief.

As for the two-front challenge, apart from progressively basing Sukhoi-30MKI fighters and missile squadrons in the two theatres, the plan also includes upgrading the Nyoma advanced landing ground in eastern Ladakh, located 23km from the LAC with China at an altitude of 13,300 feet.

"We want a 12,000-feet runway capable of handling fighters as well as transport aircraft at Nyoma. It will give us both defensive and offensive options. After being cleared by the defence ministry, it's now going to the Cabinet Committee on Security," said Browne.

Similarly, learning lessons from the 1999 conflict with Pakistan, the Kargil airstrip will be extended to ensure strategic airlift aircraft like C-17 Globemaster-III and C-130J 'Super Hercules' as well as fighters can operate from there. Moreover, the next six C-130Js, after the first six procured for the Hindon airbase for $1.2 billion, will be based at Charbatia (Orissa) for the eastern sector.

Armed with perspective plans till 2027, IAF is looking at a combat fleet of 250-300 fifth-generation fighter aircraft, 126-200 medium multi-role fighter aircraft and 270 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, as also over 100 upgraded MiG-29s and Mirage-2000s. The estimated price tag for just these jets comes to over $70 billion.
"Our fighter squadrons will go up to 42 (from the existing 34) by end of the 13th Plan or 2022...We will be comfortable then,'' said ACM Browne.

Then, there are also different types of transport aircraft and helicopters, radars and missile systems, drones and mid-air refuellers in the pipeline to ensure modernization plans dovetail with long-term strategic interests.

 

[Galaxy]

Already posted: http://defenceforumindia.com/indian...chief-acms-first-press-conference-must-3.html

 

[Zebra]

:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::

'IAF expanding wings beyond Pakistan and China'

Rajat Pandit, TNN | Oct 4, 2011, 01.10AM IST

IAF plans to transform itself into a true aerospace power with the capability to rapidly deploy and operate around the globe.NEW DELHI: India is gradually building powerful military capabilities in tune with its expanding geopolitical interests, which are no longer limited to the swathe stretching from the Persian Gulf to Malacca Strait, even as the eastern and western fronts are being strengthened to deter the twin Pakistan-China threat.

After the over Rs 3,00,000 crore plan to build a potent three-dimensional Indian Navy for the future, reported by TOI last month, it was IAF's turn on Monday to assert it was on the path to transform into a true aerospace power with the capability to rapidly deploy and operate around the globe.

"No other air force has attempted to modernize at such a fast pace in such a short span of 15 years," said Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne, indicating a doctrinal shift in the run-up to IAF's 79th anniversary on October 8.

But he was quick to emphasize this did not mean "an expeditionary force" on the lines of the US Air Force. "We are not going to fight other people's wars. But yes, IAF must have the wherewithal to meet the requirements wherever India's strategic interests lie," said the IAF chief.

As for the two-front challenge, apart from progressively basing Sukhoi-30MKI fighters and missile squadrons in the two theatres, the plan also includes upgrading the Nyoma advanced landing ground in eastern Ladakh, located 23km from the LAC with China at an altitude of 13,300 feet.

"We want a 12,000-feet runway capable of handling fighters as well as transport aircraft at Nyoma. It will give us both defensive and offensive options. After being cleared by the defence ministry, it's now going to the Cabinet Committee on Security," said Browne.

Similarly, learning lessons from the 1999 conflict with Pakistan, the Kargil airstrip will be extended to ensure strategic airlift aircraft like C-17 Globemaster-III and C-130J 'Super Hercules' as well as fighters can operate from there. Moreover, the next six C-130Js, after the first six procured for the Hindon airbase for $1.2 billion, will be based at Charbatia (Orissa) for the eastern sector.

Armed with perspective plans till 2027, IAF is looking at a combat fleet of 250-300 fifth-generation fighter aircraft, 126-200 medium multi-role fighter aircraft and 270 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, as also over 100 upgraded MiG-29s and Mirage-2000s. The estimated price tag for just these jets comes to over $70 billion.

"Our fighter squadrons will go up to 42 (from the existing 34) by end of the 13th Plan or 2022...We will be comfortable then,'' said ACM Browne.

Then, there are also different types of transport aircraft and helicopters, radars and missile systems, drones and mid-air refuellers in the pipeline to ensure modernization plans dovetail with long-term strategic interests.

 

[Galaxy]

Already posted Ayush in previous page. :thumb:

 

[Zebra]

Already posted Ayush in previous page.

My bad , bro .:thumb:

 

[cir]

LCA delayed by another year？

Again？？

 

[agentperry]

LCA delayed by another year？

Again？？

now we are in habit of it!!

 

[Ray]

Norman may like to comment on jointmanship before commenting on the strategic space.

 

[plugwater]

Why can't he just force the ministry to grant IAF command of HAL? Currently it is in the hands of idiots who have zero management capability and are wasting the scientific potential of so many valuable scientists and engineers.

Giving HAL to IAF does not increase the efficiency of HAL. MDL is still a shitty performing PSU. Privatisation is the only option.

 

[plugwater]

early tejas are getting revamped for same role

We need something proven. Dont expect much from EW version of LCA.

 

[Galaxy]

IAF modernising at fast pace to meet challenges

IAF modernising at fast pace to meet challenges

We have to be wherever India's strategic interests are, says Air Chief Marshal Browne
Visualising an expanded sphere of operations beyond the current area of strategic interest, the Indian Air Force is among the few forces in the world to modernise at a swift pace in view of the challenges ahead, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne said on Monday.

'STRATEGIC INTERESTS'

"The process of modernisation [of the IAF] is going on at a fast rate, and I am not aware of any air force doing so in 15 years"¦ We have to be [reaching] wherever the country's strategic interests are," he said at apress conference, ahead of the Air Force Day that falls on October 8. Its traditional strategic sphere lay between the Gulf of Aden and the Straits of Malacca; but with India's global footprint expanding, the IAF should be ready to serve wherever India's strategic interests rested, he said.

Air Chief Marshal Browne said the IAF would reach its sanctioned strength of 42 squadrons by 2022 — it now has 34 squadrons — and commercial bids for the 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft should be opened by month-end.

To shore up its offensive and defensive capabilities and operate all types of aircraft along the border with Pakistan and China in the north and north-eastern regions, the IAF planned to expand the Nyoma advanced landing ground in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir. The proposal was awaiting Cabinet approval.

The IAF hoped to plug the gaps in surveillance in the mountainous region by 2016-17, installing Low Level Lightweight Radars.

The IAF planned to expand the Kargil runway, so that it could operate heavy and tactical lift transport aircraft such as C130J Super Hercules and C-17 Globemaster.

The IAF would procure six more C130J Super Hercules, which would be based in the Charbatia airbase in Orissa, catering for the eastern region so far as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The Air Chief said the IAF submitted reports to the government on the trials for acquiring attack and heavy lift helicopters, and negotiations should commence soon after commercial bids were opened.

As for the much-delayed Light Combat Aircraft, Air Chief Marshal Browne said the initial operational clearance was granted earlier this year, and the second clearance would be pushed back by a year.

Referring to shortage of officers, he said that compared with the shortage of 1,300-1,400 officers three years ago, the deficit now stood at 541.

He expressed the hope that in the next two-three years, the shortage would be eliminated, given the good response the IAF was evoking.

TRAINING

The IAF was focussing on training of new pilots, and a contract for Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer of Switzerland should be signed by this month-end, and the aircraft available from 2013.

The Hindu : News / National : IAF modernising at fast pace to meet challenges