Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

[BlackViking]

Su 57E?

Probably not. They are saying a fundamentally new plane will be launched at MAKS 2021.
But it's possible that it is indeed 57E

 

[mist_consecutive]

IAF's second Rafale squadron to get operational by July 26

New Delhi (India), July 13 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) will get a major boost along the China border in the northeast as the force would be making its second Rafale fighter aircraft squadron operational by July 26.

www.aninews.in

I do not approve of Rafale being placed so close to the China border. Hashimara is literally in the artillery range from Chumbi valley.

Should have placed them somewhere a bit away, like Kalaikunda AFS (Kharagpur, WB) or Maharaja AFS (Gwalior, MP)

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

IAF's second Rafale squadron to get operational by July 26

New Delhi (India), July 13 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) will get a major boost along the China border in the northeast as the force would be making its second Rafale fighter aircraft squadron operational by July 26.

www.aninews.in

I do not approve of Rafale being placed so close to the China border. Hashimara is literally in the artillery range from Chumbi valley.

Should have placed them somewhere a bit away, like Kalaikunda AFS (Kharagpur, WB) or Maharaja AFS (Gwalior, MP)

Maharaja will take time to reach .
Hashimara or jorhat are best probably.
Plus yes kharagpur too

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

Haahimara is perfectly apt , it's no where directly near china.
And if china can get within artillery range of that base , then we have effectively lost any war china .

 

[Automatic Kalashnikov]

IAF's second Rafale squadron to get operational by July 26

New Delhi (India), July 13 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) will get a major boost along the China border in the northeast as the force would be making its second Rafale fighter aircraft squadron operational by July 26.

www.aninews.in

I do not approve of Rafale being placed so close to the China border. Hashimara is literally in the artillery range from Chumbi valley.

Should have placed them somewhere a bit away, like Kalaikunda AFS (Kharagpur, WB) or Maharaja AFS (Gwalior, MP)

Isn't chumbi valley under our control?

 

[mist_consecutive]

Maharaja will take time to reach .
Hashimara or jorhat are best probably.
Plus yes kharagpur too

Rafale will not be an interceptor so I don't think reaching in time is an issue. Rafale will be used more like a specialty jet which will back up formations of Su-30MKI and ground attack.

Haahimara is perfectly apt , it's no where directly near china.
And if china can get within artillery range of that base , then we have effectively lost any war china .

It is less than 100 km from Chumbi valley.

 

[Nationalist Manasvi Papa]

Its gonna be single engine that's for sure.
Also stealth.
Wings looks like blackwidow II.

 

[FalconZero]

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[omaebakabaka]

Rafale will not be an interceptor so I don't think reaching in time is an issue. Rafale will be used more like a specialty jet which will back up formations of Su-30MKI and ground attack.
It is less than 100 km from Chumbi valley.

I am more worried about TMC goon troops than Chinese artillery

 

[InfinityWarrior Thanos]

Is The IAF stockpile majorly made of Dumb bombs or PGBs?

 

[patriots]

Bro,
Maybe misunderstood my question. I'm talking about countering S400 SAM, using F18 Growler like assets build only for EW

Hypersonic missile s can destroy s400
Bdw iaf simulates such scenarios
Iaf team is in Russia so
They may also help

No system. Is fulll proof
Swarm drones
Saturated rocket fire
Anti radiation missile s

Are some options

 

[sorcerer]

Indian Air Force begins trial in Rajasthan's Jalore to land fighter planes on national highways | Jaipur News - Times of India

JAISALMER: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started preparations for landing fighter planes on the national highways.
In an initial trial, the Air Force on Friday landed two fighter helicopters between Gandhav and Agdava in Chitalvana area in Jalore on the runway made under Bharatmala project. Officers of IAF and NHAI along with Jalore police administration were present and had made strict security arrangements.

Indian Air Force begins trial in Rajasthan's Jalore to land fighter planes on national highways | Jaipur News - Times of India

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started preparations for landing fighter planes on the national highways.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Spitfire9]

Blimey, looks like Times of India thinks a big thing with a rotor is a fighter plane! Or at least a fighter helicopter (as written also). What it says is not interesting to me.

Landing a real fighter plane might be.

PS Which fighter(s) would they try landing on the strip in the picture?

 

[Pash]

TVS, DRDO in talks to manufacture ‘Make-in-India’ AWACS

SPV to kickstart TN’s Defence Corridor, put India on global map

www.dtnext.in

 

[sorcerer]

First MRSAM missile out for delivery to IAF


The first missile of the first firing unit of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) for delivery to Indian Air Force was flagged off by BDL director general (missiles & strategic systems) M.S.R. Prasad at the Kanchanbagh unit here on Tuesday.

MRSAM is a high-response, quick-reaction, vertically-launched supersonic missile designed to neutralise enemy aerial threats — missiles, aircraft, guided bombs and helicopters. It is used by army, navy and air force as different variants and the missile has a range up to 70 km.

Chairman and managing director of BDL Commodore Siddharth Mishra (retired) stated that MRSAM is one of the best examples of joint development of a weapon system. The navy order has been completed and now both army and air force programme are moving simultaneously.

First MRSAM missile out for delivery to IAF

The supersonic missile is designed to neutralise enemy aerial threats

www.thehindu.com

 

[Lonewolf]

Blimey, looks like Times of India thinks a big thing with a rotor is a fighter plane! Or at least a fighter helicopter (as written also). What it says is not interesting to me.

Landing a real fighter plane might be.

PS Which fighter(s) would they try landing on the strip in the picture?

Indian newspaper are idiot in defence matter most of time , only some specific journalist are good but they have their own sites , sime are in forum but post scarcely .

 

[Starlight]

Should the government succumb to this and buy them and slow down the HAL programmes?

 

[Lonewolf]

Should the government succumb to this and buy them and slow down the HAL programmes?

No absolutely no, this isn't a mature platform as of now , buying it will be su 57 saga repetition

 

[ladder]

Russia hands over commercial offer of 21 MiG-29 fighter jets to India

Russia hands over commercial offer of 21 MiG-29 fighter jets to India

Last year, the Defence Ministry gave its approval to the Indian Air Force to speedily procure 21 MiG-29 fighter jets besides 12 Sukhoi MK1 from Russia

www.livemint.com

 

[Haldilal]

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