Indian Air Force News & Discussions

[RPK]

Woman IAF officer Anandita Das found dead in Jodhpur, police suspect suicide- Rajasthan- IBNLive


Jodhpur: A woman IAF officer has allegedly committed suicide in Jodhpur. 29-year-old squadron leader Anandita Das was found hanging from a ceiling fan on Wednesday morning. The Indian Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry into the death.
Anandita Das, hailing from Kolkata, was posted at the Jodhpur Air Force Station and living in the officers' quarters with her husband, who is also an IAF officer. "She was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the wee hours today. The body has been shifted to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital for postmortem," police said. She was a ground duty officer.
Defence spokesperson SD Goswami said that a court of inquiry has been ordered in the case. "Police investigation is on and we will extend full cooperation to the police investigation," he added.

 

[sancho]

Israel working on low-observable UAV

The Israeli military is developing a large, classified unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with features consistent with stealthy aircraft designs, according to a knowledgable source.

The secret project involves a "fairly large" UAV in development by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the maker of the non-stealthy Heron and Eitan (which is called the Heron TP for export) UAVs, the source says.

Israel has been openly involved with stealth and minimal-detection programmes. Experts familiar with Israeli industry profess little surprise in a low-observable aircraft capability.

"There have been rumours about it, and you see Israeli companies have rolled out an array of products across the spectrum," says a former US government official. "You would expect that stealth is something they'd be interested in, particularly in light of the threats they face."...

Israel working on low-observable UAV


A good chance to get them to our Aura UCAV development, speed it up and make it highly capable!

 

[SpArK]

Roar in the Sky With Glory!

 

[SpArK]

IL 76 'Gajraj' takes off from Thoise

 

[Jason bourne]

IL 76 'Gajraj' takes off from Thoise

Not Thoise.It's Nellis AFB,NV.This photograph is from Ex Red Flag '08.

 

[arp2041]

First Indian Air Force C-17A

 

[arp2041]

On The Tarmac: Indian Air Force's First C-17 Globemaster III Heavy-Lift Transport Aircraft


This Boeing-built Aircraft was spotted recently in the open, indicating that its construction has been completed, paving the way for its maiden test-flight.

The Indian Air Force [IAF] will induct 10 C-17A 'Globemaster', that would eventually replace the vintage Soviet-era Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft it currently flies.

In preparation for its service in the IAF, an initial team of 100 airmen recently underwent training in the U.S. to learn how to carry out maintenance & upkeep of bird.

"During trials in Ladakh, in the oxygen-thin air of that hot summer day, the IL-76 was unable to land even without a payload. The C-17, to the IAF’s delight, landed and took off with 30 tonnes on board."

Based on how well it serves the IAF, another 6 of these may be inducted as a follow-on, bringing the total number of IAF's C-17 aircrafts to 16. Would be a folly to go back to the Russians for an aircraft for which it does not even have a production line - the existing factory found itself sitting in Uzbekistan, following the collapse of U.S.S.R. Any hypothetical Indian order will, therefore, inevitably include the cost of setting up the proposed production line Russia. It goes without saying that any new production line will encounter the inevitable kinks & bottle-necks faced in he initial operation of all new lines, that are only resolved with the time & maturity of the line, leading to delays in delivery, something the IAF can ill-afford.

On The Tarmac: Indian Air Force's First C-17 Globemaster III Heavy-Lift Transport Aircraft - AA Me, IN

 

[jiki]

Dassault Aviation seeks clarity on role of HAL in supply of Rafale fighters to Air Force

Dassault Aviation seeks clarity on role of HAL in supply of Rafale fighters to Air Force | idrw.org


it's unlikely to be a easy deal now like SU30MKI ......the french are frm the beging not so much intrested in TOT and relunctant to 50% offset clause and now Realince would start some armtwisting game,,,,,,,, it is now smells a little messy business in future. It seems like Dassault dont wana involve HAL much enough and get into profit frm its indian subsidiary and jv with Realince . We can only wait to watch whether we would be able to take out much of it like SU30MKI

OHH GOD i m pryng u plz dont make a crap of this deal

 

[SpArK]

 

[zaxcolix]

BEAUTIFUL

 

[kurup]

^^^ Is that an Indian MKI ???

 

[arp2041]

HEY GUYS CHECK OUT THIS

Some LCH Bling To Pimp Your iPhone [Oddities]

For all Indian Mil-Tech nuts possessing the fruit company phone, or any phone for that matter, actually.

Spotted this on e-Bay. All you need is a 3.5 mm audio jack, pretty much standard among handsets today, into which you insert this accessory, sporting a photo of India's under-development Light Combat Helicopter [LCH].

The official LCA Tejas website also has a merchandise section, selling paraphernalia printed with the picture of the aircraft.

Indian Air Force Dhruv ALH Attack Helicopter War A Smartphone iPhone C SKU#34609 | eBay

Tejas - Merchandise

Some LCH Bling To Pimp Your iPhone [Oddities] - AA Me, IN

 

[Abingdonboy]

^^^ Is that an Indian MKI ???

I don't think so mate.

 

[The A-5]

^^^ Is that an Indian MKI ???

Its the Malaysian Su-30MKM.

 

[Ankit_Pujari]

Indian Air Force & Indian Navy aircraft skins for GTA: San Andreas.

Indian Military Aircrafts For Me And My Posse [Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas] - AA Me, IN

Refraining from posting text here. Blogger takes an unnecessary snipe at pakistanis, IMHO.