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You mean the 1 more year FOC delayed , with not yet GE414 tested fighter????early tejas are getting revamped for same role
okayyyyyyy.....
You mean the 1 more year FOC delayed , with not yet GE414 tested fighter????early tejas are getting revamped for same role
no the tejas lsp and pv only. in total 10You mean the 1 more year FOC delayed , with not yet GE414 tested fighter????
okayyyyyyy.....
IAF wants an Air Marshal to head HALWhy 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 - India - DNAThe 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.
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.
My bad , bro .:thumb:Already posted Ayush in previous page.
now we are in habit of it!!LCA delayed by another year?
Again??
Giving HAL to IAF does not increase the efficiency of HAL. MDL is still a shitty performing PSU. Privatisation is the only option.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.
We need something proven. Dont expect much from EW version of LCA.early tejas are getting revamped for same role