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Counter-MMRCA Strategy of PAF | PAFwallpapers Blog
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Counter-MMRCA Strategy of PAF
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Indian Air Force (IAF) has
finalised the long awaited deal of
126 Medium Multi Role Combat
Aircraft (MMRCA) with Dassault,
a leading aviation industry of France. Dassault will deliver 126
Rafale MMRCA to India in the
next decade. The first batch of
18 aircrafts will be delivered
from France. The remaining
aircraft will be built in India. The
$11bn (£7bn) contract is the
biggest ever procurement made by the IAF. The Rafale Multirole
fighter/bomber aircraft can
participate in air, ground and sea
operations in both short and
medium ranges. In an additional
multi-billio weapons package for these 126 aircraft, India will buy air-to-air and air-to-ground Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) and Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW). With a top speed of Mach 1.8, service ceiling of 50,000 feet and a range of 3,700km, it is no doubt a potent weapon for IAF and a threat to both China and Pakistan.
India took around five years to decide the best bidder as a mainstay aircraft for its air force. During these years, IAF conducted flight trial of Mig-35, F-16, F-18, JAS-39, Eurofighter and Rafale on different locations in India. The purpose was to look out for the lowest bidder and the most favourable combat aircraft, which will replace the aging Mig-21 fleet. As India moved forward in search for MMRCA platform, Pakistan aimed to counter India's plans by reassessing its military doctrines
of airpower and assessed the shortcomings.
India's conventional arms build- up threaten Pakistan. The
MMRCA deal is especially threatening for Pakistan because it augments India's air power and worsens the conventional arms asymmetry between the two arch-rivals. To counter India's increasing air power, PAF has followed a multi-pronged strategy which involves: replacing aging fleet of fighter aircraft; modernizing its existing fleet; procurement of force multipliers like Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) systems and Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft; induction of F-16C/D Block52 aircraft; and, rapid indigenous production of JF-17 Thunder.
The procurement of FC-20/J-10B Multirole combat aircraft from China is a long term solution to IAF's increasing
airpower.
Meanwhile, PAF is also enhancing skills of its pilots and aircrew by regularly participating in national and multinational exercises.
A decade ago, when India initiated the MMRCA project, PAF operated 250-300 combat aircraft including Chinese Origin A-5 for ground support, F-7P/PG for air superiority role, French built Mirages for surface attack/naval support and night strike role and F-16 A/B tasked with multirole operations. The Cold War era airframes, A-5, F-7 and Mirage fleet were reaching the end of their service, albeit they were overhauled at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra. The immediate solution at that time was to invest in the JF-17 Thunder project. JF-17 is believed to be the replacement of A-5, F-7 and Mirage fleet of PAF. Thus far, the situation was such that India was looking out to the skies while Pakistan was facing problems even in maintaining operational readiness of its air force...
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................... For full article please visit above link
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Counter-MMRCA Strategy of PAF
.
.
Indian Air Force (IAF) has
finalised the long awaited deal of
126 Medium Multi Role Combat
Aircraft (MMRCA) with Dassault,
a leading aviation industry of France. Dassault will deliver 126
Rafale MMRCA to India in the
next decade. The first batch of
18 aircrafts will be delivered
from France. The remaining
aircraft will be built in India. The
$11bn (£7bn) contract is the
biggest ever procurement made by the IAF. The Rafale Multirole
fighter/bomber aircraft can
participate in air, ground and sea
operations in both short and
medium ranges. In an additional
multi-billio weapons package for these 126 aircraft, India will buy air-to-air and air-to-ground Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) and Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW). With a top speed of Mach 1.8, service ceiling of 50,000 feet and a range of 3,700km, it is no doubt a potent weapon for IAF and a threat to both China and Pakistan.
India took around five years to decide the best bidder as a mainstay aircraft for its air force. During these years, IAF conducted flight trial of Mig-35, F-16, F-18, JAS-39, Eurofighter and Rafale on different locations in India. The purpose was to look out for the lowest bidder and the most favourable combat aircraft, which will replace the aging Mig-21 fleet. As India moved forward in search for MMRCA platform, Pakistan aimed to counter India's plans by reassessing its military doctrines
of airpower and assessed the shortcomings.
India's conventional arms build- up threaten Pakistan. The
MMRCA deal is especially threatening for Pakistan because it augments India's air power and worsens the conventional arms asymmetry between the two arch-rivals. To counter India's increasing air power, PAF has followed a multi-pronged strategy which involves: replacing aging fleet of fighter aircraft; modernizing its existing fleet; procurement of force multipliers like Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) systems and Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft; induction of F-16C/D Block52 aircraft; and, rapid indigenous production of JF-17 Thunder.
The procurement of FC-20/J-10B Multirole combat aircraft from China is a long term solution to IAF's increasing
airpower.
Meanwhile, PAF is also enhancing skills of its pilots and aircrew by regularly participating in national and multinational exercises.
A decade ago, when India initiated the MMRCA project, PAF operated 250-300 combat aircraft including Chinese Origin A-5 for ground support, F-7P/PG for air superiority role, French built Mirages for surface attack/naval support and night strike role and F-16 A/B tasked with multirole operations. The Cold War era airframes, A-5, F-7 and Mirage fleet were reaching the end of their service, albeit they were overhauled at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra. The immediate solution at that time was to invest in the JF-17 Thunder project. JF-17 is believed to be the replacement of A-5, F-7 and Mirage fleet of PAF. Thus far, the situation was such that India was looking out to the skies while Pakistan was facing problems even in maintaining operational readiness of its air force...
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................... For full article please visit above link