Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

[kaboom]

First time seeing MAWS on Mi17

 

[Corvus Splendens]

 

[FireStar]

https://milhub.tech/mbda-develops-advanced-ceramic-radome-for-future-high-speed-missiles/ Are we also doing something like this for our missiles

 

[v952010]

 

[Fatalis]

Role	Availablity	Requirement
Strategic Airlift	11 C-17 + 17 Il-76*	24
Special Operations	12 C-130J	24
Medium Transport	103 An-32**	~ 100
Light Transport	57 HS-748***	56

* Very low availability of Il-76 due to spare parts issues. (Only 5-6 are available)
** An-32 to be replaced by MTA.
*** HS-748 to be replaced by C-295.

 

[SammyBoi111]

Damm....

 

[WolfPack86]

AIRBUS formally pitches A400, Open to Make-In-India

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars

 

[Love Charger]

Ya'll Nibbiars

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@Blademaster ( amriki Nri)
@FalconSlayers ( चैडکشمیری पंडित)
@Tactical Doge (he eats bones ,but good boi)

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars

 

[Fatalis]

Aircraft Requirement of the Indian Air Force till 2035:

1. 114 MRCA
2. 06 Squadrons Tejas Mk-2
3. 02 Squadrons AMCA Mk-1
4. 05 Squadrons AMCA Mk-2
5. 06 Mid Air Refullers
6. 12 AWACS
7. 50 Medium Transport Aircrafts
8. 14 additional Heavy Transport Aircrafts
9. 12 additional Special Operations Aircraft
10. 125 Light Helicopters
11. 400 Medium Helicopters
12. 12 VVIP Helicopters
13. 65 LCH
14. 03 SIGNIT COMMIT Aircrafts
15. 05 ISTAR Aircrafts
16. 73 Intermediate Jet Trainers

 

[Fatalis]

Aircraft Requirement of the Indian Air Force till 2035:

1. 114 MRCA
2. 06 Squadrons Tejas Mk-2
3. 02 Squadrons AMCA Mk-1
4. 05 Squadrons AMCA Mk-2
5. 06 Mid Air Refullers
6. 12 AWACS
7. 50 Medium Transport Aircrafts
8. 14 additional Heavy Transport Aircrafts
9. 12 additional Special Operations Aircraft
10. 125 Light Helicopters
11. 400 Medium Helicopters
12. 12 VVIP Helicopters
13. 65 LCH
14. 03 SIGNIT COMMIT Aircrafts
15. 05 ISTAR Aircrafts
16. 73 Intermediate Jet Trainers

This list shows bare minimum requirement to sustain a two front war.

It also shows how f***ed and messed up the IAF is with their acquisitions and requirements.

 

[Fatalis]

Aircraft Requirement of the Indian Air Force till 2035:

1. 114 MRCA
2. 06 Squadrons Tejas Mk-2
3. 02 Squadrons AMCA Mk-1
4. 05 Squadrons AMCA Mk-2
5. 06 Mid Air Refullers
6. 12 AWACS
7. 50 Medium Transport Aircrafts
8. 14 additional Heavy Transport Aircrafts
9. 12 additional Special Operations Aircraft
10. 125 Light Helicopters
11. 400 Medium Helicopters
12. 12 VVIP Helicopters
13. 65 LCH
14. 03 SIGNIT COMMIT Aircrafts
15. 05 ISTAR Aircrafts
16. 73 Intermediate Jet Trainers

Barring the 07 Squadrons of AMCA, can the other items on the list be acquired by 2035?

 

[Love Charger]

Barring the 07 Squadrons of AMCA, can the other items on the list be acquired by 2035?

Divert half of defence budget to IAF for next 5 years in a productive manner .
You can achieve more .
But it's day dream , IAF will take on j 20 with its mig 21s ,I bet you.

 

[FireStar]

https://milhub.tech/canada-orders-more-airbus-a330-tankers-hires-firm-to-convert-planes/

If only Indian govt. could do this

 

[vidhwanshak]

A Tejas at Avantipur

 

[vidhwanshak]

 

[SammyBoi111]

Yep. Forward basing of Tejas.

Its happening people.

 

[pankaj nema]