Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

[uoftotaku]

#CopeIndia2018 : USAF fighter aircraft F-15 arrived at IAF base Kalaikunda on Saturday. The exercise will host more than 40 aircraft including F-15 & C-130H aircraft of USAF.
#IAF contingent will comprise of Su-30MKI, Mirage-2000, Jaguars, IL-78, C-130J, AWACS & AEW&C aircraft.

67th Fighter Squadron "The Fighting Cocks" based out of Kadena AFB, Okinawa Japan

FYI they are consistently rated as the best air to air combat unit in the USAF and their Eagles are all fully upgraded with AESA radars

 

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[Narasimh]

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what's the weird uniform/flight suit the last two pilots from the left are wearing? Did they just put on G-suit over T?

 

[cyclops]

LSP-08 Night Flight

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[captscooby81]

Wow SU30MKI F-15 Mirage 2000I and Jaguar ...COPEINDIA18

 

[ezsasa]

IAF airlifts record 463 tonnes to Ladakh from Chandigarh within hours

In an effort to evaluate its own ‘Rapid Airlift Capability’ and to enhance crew currency in the role, Western Air Command of the IAF airlifted a record 463 tonnes of load from its airbase at Chandigarh to airfields and drop zones in the Ladakh region, in a single wave.

The effort was accomplished with the aid of a fleet of 16 fixed wing transport aircraft comprising of C-17 Globemaster, the Ilyushin-76 Gajraj and the Medium lift Tactical aircraft, Antonov-32. All the aircrafts were loaded and took off from Chandigarh airbase early in the morning. The entire wave was accomplished in little less than 6 hours.

Airlift of approximately 500 tonnes, in the achieved time frame, in a single wave, happens to be a record which enhances the assessment of the Commands’ capability towards rapid and heavy airlift. The command is entrusted with the air maintenance of the entire northern region of the country and under normal operating circumstances airlifts close to 3000 tonnes of load per month.

“Rapid air mobility is a key component of modern warfare. This assumes greater significance in short and intense wars. This is very true in India’s context, especially when related to air mobility to airfields in the Ladakh region. With a wide spectrum of military transport aircraft in its inventory the IAF today has a credible airlift capability which has provided succour on numerous occasions when the nation was struck with natural calamities” said Air Marshall NJS Dhillon AVSM, the SASO of Western Air Command, under whose direction the effort was achieved

https://indianexpress.com/article/i...kh-from-chandigarh-in-single-morning-5498641/

 

[captscooby81]

Here is the beautiful Leh airport with the Big birds lined up ..

 

[Chinmoy]

Indian Air Force gets eco-friendly as it tests out biofuel-blended aviation turbine fuel

https://yourstory.com/2018/12/india...-tests-biofuel-blended-aviation-turbine-fuel/

 

[ezsasa]

So it is a radar interlinking satellite....
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Indian Air Force Congratulates ISRO for a successful launch of geostationary setallite #Gsat7a . Gsat-7A will interlink all the ground-based radars, airbases & AEW&C aircraft for surveillance & to maintain air superiority, it will also enhance KU band communication System. @ISRO

 

[Yusuf]

Phew! Cleaned up! Long time since I did this!

 

[vampyrbladez]

Phew! Cleaned up! Long time since I did this!

Sirji Namaste! Long time no see!

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Air Force Lifts Record Load In 6 Hours From Chandigarh To Ladakh

 

[cannonfodder]

Chaiwalla news on BR LCA thread:

"FWIW, anyone remember what happened on 4th January 2001?

Now.. can anyone speculate what is going to happen on 4th Jan 2019?"

Waiting for that moment from last 3 years.. i think time is close for the big celebration.

 

[republic_roi97]

Chaiwalla news on BR LCA thread:

"FWIW, anyone remember what happened on 4th January 2001?

Now.. can anyone speculate what is going to happen on 4th Jan 2019?"

Waiting for that moment from last 3 years.. i think time is close for the big celebration.

First flight of Tejas happened on January 4 2001. What is going to happen on January 4 2019 ? FOC ???

 

[Indx TechStyle]

GSLV-F11 Lift-off and Onboard Camera View

 

[cannonfodder]

Yes.. i believe we are very close to FOC standard

First flight of Tejas happened on January 4 2001. What is going to happen on January 4 2019 ? FOC ???