Search results

Should be there in the Rafale and MKI thread. All the MKIs ordered today are for the IAF. This was as told by IAF Chief. Most of what you see in the news is media generated speculation. The army had also pushed for induction of fixed wing aircraft for CAS duties. IAF Chief commented on how...

SFC isn't getting any aircraft. All aircraft will be controlled by the air force and during wartime SFC can "use" some aircraft for nuclear strike. Heavy fighters are a class of their own. Apart from that I don't know if you want me to be specific about something. IAF has already made...

We may not need that. Once more information is available we will know for sure. A bomber version is possible. It does not have to be like the Su-34. A modernized version of FGFA will do. They plan to use 500 Kg LGBs for now. Whether internal carriage missiles will be made for F-22, we...

No, it won't take that long. Su-34 development was frozen because the SU demise. Or else they would have built it much earlier. The next PAKFA versions will be taken up right after PAKFA achieves FOC. F-22 is worse than PAKFA in terms of strike capability, but USAF will use it for SEAD...

We currently use Mig-27 and Jaguar on purely strike role. Other aircraft also have strike roles, but those are secondary roles. We will replace Mig-27 with Rafale. We will also use MKI, Mirage-2000UPG and Mig-29UPG for strike. So, money can be used on FGFA instead. More than range, we need...

An AESA for Su-34 makes sense. But I suppose it depends on how much they want to spend on the modernization.

@gadeshi Do you have information on Su-34's radar?

Our largest underground hangars are in Pune and Bareilly. At least what we know of in open source.

It can, but is isn't required. Main mission will still be strike and SEAD. VVS has Su-25 for CAS.

VVS has a lot of older upgraded Su-27s while Su-24s need replacement. Let's not forget PAKFA.

Aw, come on. It is 6 250Kg bombs in a triple rack or 4 500Kg bombs instead, on double rack. Simple. We can't afford it nor do we have the need for it :) We are already inducting nearly 300 MKIs which can conduct strike roles. We have soft borders which means we don't need as much range as...

Su-34 is great as a strike aircraft. Better than MKI. But IAF may not have a requirement for it. We need a 5th gen replacement for our strike fighters, not another Flanker.