Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

[aditya10r]

K

@sbm Read your article about IAF's declining squadron strength. Well researched, well written piece.

Do you think that a couple of squadrons of BAE-HAL Advanced Hawks can provide interim relief or IAF is better off waiting for MK1A & MK2 to enter production?

Where?????

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[lcafanboy]

Don't need and don't want F35s. We have AMCA.

AMCA will be FOC ready only after 2035, until then what? IAF is not interested in Pakfa and China will be fielding 5th gen Fighters by 100s by 2025. F-35s with advent engine will be very potent Fighter and will be very much desirable.

Uncle wants India to buy f16 s before moving to F-35s and India wants it directly as there is very less price difference.

 

[aditya10r]

AMCA will be FOC ready only after 2035, until then what? IAF is not interested in Pakfa and China will be fielding 5th gen Fighters by 100s by 2025. F-35s with advent engine will be very potent Fighter and will be very much desirable.

Uncle wants India to buy f16 s before moving to F-35s and India wants it directly as there is very less price difference.

Well amreekans won't sell f-35 until we don't sign BECA and CISMOA.

Plus the j-20 will only be ready by 2022 and j-31 by 2027,they still lack a good engine and j-20 is I don't think is a full spectrum stealth jet(look at its size and nozzles and canards).

So they would only be fielding 100s of stealth jet by 2030-32 and they would be stationed at the coasts of China.

And if we ever buy f-35,it will be death nail to AMCA program.

 

[Kshithij]

Lockheed Martin will be kept dangling until US is ready to provide India f-35 s with some TOT. Until then India is enjoying trolling uncle.

Meanwhile French have smelled the opportunity if single engine Fighter is cancelled so are helping India with improved LCA Mk1A.

French is not helping in any way for MK1A. Tejas is fully Indian developed. Kaveri engine is getting french help, but that too, only final stage fine tuning which India could have done by itself with some time extension. Parrikar had categorically stated that Kaveri is the key project. Government was willing to increase funding and even set up test facilities. Also, since we had gone very far in developing Kaveri, it was a guarantee that it would be completed, though with delays even if French didn't help.

USA is not going to give F35 with ToT. And India is not going to waste forex buying imports. FOC for AMCA is expected to be around 2030. AMCA development is already in full swing and several technologies are in parallel development. Why would we want to scuttle AMCA development by spending budget on F35? We are not a country with FOREX surplus like China who can buy F35 as well as develop indian AMCA. We have to choose between the two.

Also, considering that Tejas MK2 will be ready by 2025, the MK2 can be mass produced instead of 5th generation fighter for the time being. Even F35 was hit by syrian S200 missile and seriously damaged - https://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/...-35-warplane-was-hit-by-syrian-s-200-missile/

F35 is not a godly plane. Difference between 4.5 generation and 5th generation os the difference between Iphone 4 and iphone 5. Not that great

 

[sthf]

K

Where?????

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https://idsa.in/issuebrief/the-indian-air-force-declining-squadron-strength_sbmaharaj_031117

 

[Vinod DX9]

A superb fantastic pic of IAF Garud commando in Israel for Blue Flag 2017 Exercise

 

[Suryavanshi]

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A superb fantastic pic of IAF Garud commando in Israel for Blue Flag 2017 Exercise

Camofauge: Marshallah
Goggles: subhallah
Boots: dilahialalh
Ballidtic Helmet: luhaillihala
Gloves: walahalah
Kneepad: yehrahullah
Ballistic jacket: olahuaalh
Tavor: ahamudillah

 

[indiatester]

Camofauge: Marshallah
Goggles: subhallah
Boots: dilahialalh
Ballidtic Helmet: luhaillihala
Gloves: walahalah
Kneepad: yehrahullah
Ballistic jacket: olahuaalh
Tavor: ahamudillah

All of the praises seem legit.

 

[Vinod DX9]

First Indian Rafale in 2019

The year 2019 will be special for Indian Air Force. As this year will mark the arrival of first of the thirty six Rafalejet for India said Eric Trappier, chairmanof the Dassault Aviation. He came to India to lay the foundation stone of Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL’s) manufacturing facility at Mihan in Nagpur. Production from DRAL is expected to start as early as 2018 . Certain parts of Rafale and Falcon are going to be manufactured in India to start with. There will be a step-by-step approach and manufacturing of parts of Rafale in this facility will be started said the CEO. Further manufacturing of jets can be done if new order comes. For the new orders for Rafale, the jet would be madetotally in India.

http://thestrategictimes.com/first-indian-rafale-in-2019/

 

[Kshithij]

First Indian Rafale in 2019View attachment 21543
The year 2019 will be special for Indian Air Force. As this year will mark the arrival of first of the thirty six Rafalejet for India said Eric Trappier, chairmanof the Dassault Aviation. He came to India to lay the foundation stone of Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL’s) manufacturing facility at Mihan in Nagpur. Production from DRAL is expected to start as early as 2018 . Certain parts of Rafale and Falcon are going to be manufactured in India to start with. There will be a step-by-step approach and manufacturing of parts of Rafale in this facility will be started said the CEO. Further manufacturing of jets can be done if new order comes. For the new orders for Rafale, the jet would be madetotally in India.

http://thestrategictimes.com/first-indian-rafale-in-2019/

'The Strategic Times' must be blacklisted on this forum. It was the same news site that said US sailors were given access to Akula submarine. It is another fake news portal

 

[Vinod DX9]

Debunking all controversies of Rafale deal
http://thestrategictimes.com/debunk...orces-16-years-wait-a-details-of-rafale-deal/

 

[Bornubus]

Some facts about IAF selection and training process for Soyuz T 11 mission

1. initially 240 IAF pilots applied for the mission

2. 20 Pilots were shortlisted

3. reduced 4 Pilots selected from 10 semifinalists, sent to Yuri Gargarin cosmonaut training center.

They were

1. Ravish Malhotra (1963 NDA) - served in 221 Squadron and participated in 65 and 71 war

2. SC Mittal - Piloted SEPECAT JAGUAR for IAF and awarded vayu sena medal in 1983

3.Rakesh Sharma a Mig 21 Pilot who flew combat sorties in 1971 war

4. Yogesh Suri - Piloted Mig 21, Hawker Hunter and and Mig 25 currently a DJ and actor after retd

 

[Vinod DX9]

The Ministry of Defence, Government of India is considering procurement of 530 (Five Hundred and Thirty) High Altitude Combat Free Fall System for use by Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Broad specifications of High Altitude Combat Free Fall System

 

[Kshithij]

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The Ministry of Defence, Government of India is considering procurement of 530 (Five Hundred and Thirty) High Altitude Combat Free Fall System for use by Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Broad specifications of High Altitude Combat Free Fall System

These were recently made by DRDO. Is it buy and make in India?

 

[Kay]

Can our Mig21s be equipped with an AESA pod? Do they already carry something similar?

http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/ASQ236AESARadarPod/Pages/default.aspx

Is this any good?

 

[Babloo Singh]

Can our Mig21s be equipped with an AESA pod? Do they already carry something similar?

http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/ASQ236AESARadarPod/Pages/default.aspx

Is this any good?

MIG 21 may not have enough spare electrical power to use this

 

[Vinod DX9]

These were recently made by DRDO. Is it buy and make in India?

I guess DRDO made too be used parallely. These may be procured under Make In India

 

[Vinod DX9]

Big Breaking: #BrahMos testfird from Su-30 MKI over Balasore test firing range

 

[Chinmoy]

BRAHMOS test successful .

 

[V_Force]

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