Indian Air Force News & Discussions

[sudhir007]

Low fly by Hawk

 

[DacterSaab]

Low fly by Hawk

Shouldn't we have gone for more modern AJTs like Yak-130 or M346 Master?

 

[Agent_47]

@sancho why there are no pics of MKI with external fuel tanks ?

 

[sancho]

@sancho why there are no pics of MKI with external fuel tanks ?

Because it carries fuel internally only, the Flankers have large internal fuel capacity which makes external carriage unnecessary in most cases. Only the latest Su 34 and theretically the Su 35 have added external fuel tanks, although only the earlier might use it with heavier strike roles.

 

[sudhir007]

I also dnt understand why mod choose hawk iaf want this a/c 20-25yr ago and after so many yr they choose this then why they are waiting for and now there is so many modern trainer available.

 

[ni8mare]

any news about EMB - 145 awacs?

 

[nomi007]

 

[cloud_9]

Livefist: FIRST PHOTOS: Rafales, Flankers, Floggers, Gun Up At #Garuda5

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

To the second most badass looking fighter in the Indian Air Force(First being the MiG-25)....
1)All the MiG-21 types in service with the IAF

From the remark section: Leading the formation is CU2796, a MiG-21 Bison. Behind him is C2218, a MiG-21bis, and below is C1576, a MiG-21MF. The last frame is a MiG-21UM and C1151 is a MiG-21 FL(Type 77)
2)The last IAF MiG-21 FL to fly:

3)With the old paint scheme:

 

[GORKHALI]

 

[sudhir007]

 

[Rahul9090]

 

[GORKHALI]

Looks kool......

 

[nomi007]

HAL's Sukhoi facility in Nasik.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Found this article bookmarked from a while ago....
Mentions the timeline for the An-32 upgrade in Ukraine and has some amazing information about the capabilities of this bird(104 birds have clocked over 800,000 flight hours!)
Also learnt that we were into MKI-zing our military equipment even during the 80's

With over 800,000 flight hours on India’s 104-plane fleet, the airframes needed an extensive structural refurbishment to extend their service lives for another 15-20 years. So, what else goes into a TTLE’d An-32RE?

A combination of press reports and Ukrainian announcements says that the engines are being upgraded, while the structural changes lower the plane’s overall mass, leading to better fuel consumption. In the cockpit, the 1980s avionics are being replaced with a new “glass cockpit” of display screens, a satellite navigation system, a better flight management system, aircraft collision warning equipment, ground collision early warning equipment, modernized aircraft rangefinders and height finders, a new radar set with 2 multifunctional indicators, new oxygen equipment, and noise and vibration reduction measures, and modernized crew seats.

Taken together, the upgraded An-32 will be able to make full use of runways with international ICAO category Instrument Landing Systems Category II runways, allowing takeoffs and landings in visibility as low as 300 meters. India’s MAFI program will give the new planes up to 67 bases in India that can make full use of these capabilities.

India Refurbishing its AN-32 Transport Fleet

@sancho :Any comments?