Indian Air Force News & Discussions

[polanski]

Indian Air Force is on the hunt for aerial refueling aircraft https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2019/09/26/indian-air-force-hunts-for-aerial-refueling-aircraft/

 

[GriffinsRule]

Indian Air Force is on the hunt for aerial refueling aircraft https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2019/09/26/indian-air-force-hunts-for-aerial-refueling-aircraft/

"According to an August 2017 Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report, the desired serviceability of the Il-78 fleet should be 70% by IAF’s own standards but it stood at 49% during 2010-16 — barely half of the planes were available for missions at any given time."

Given that their AWACS are based on the same platform, one can guess the serviceability of their early warning assets as well.

 

[T-55]

https://www.business-standard.com/a...tage-of-fighter-squadrons-119100401549_1.html

 

[Water Car Engineer]

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Happy Air Force day 2019!
Watch the live event here:

 

[GriffinsRule]

https://www.business-standard.com/a...tage-of-fighter-squadrons-119100401549_1.html

So they will induct a new squadron of Mig-29s between 2020 and 2025 only to take it out of service in 2032? Yeah this must be a well thought out road map indeed

 

[polanski]

IAF chief rejects Su-57 again https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2...u-57-says-air-chief-marshal-rakesh-bhadauria/

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Brilliant news.
Hope to see lots of photos.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1184668429019578369

Note that the RAFO will be represented by the Typhoon and F-16 among others.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1184867402799931399

 

[polanski]

Premier Firepower of IAF, Boeing AH-64 Longbow Apache.
https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2019/11/05/longbow-apache-attach-helicopter/

 

[Water Car Engineer]

 

[Akh1112]

Absolutely love the spine on IAF Fulcrums. Prettiest fulcrums in the skies.

 

[ziaulislam]

So they will induct a new squadron of Mig-29s between 2020 and 2025 only to take it out of service in 2032? Yeah this must be a well thought out road map indeed

Absolutely impossible to induct 120 new gen fighters when tender hasnt even happened
Also impossible to make a paper plan inducted in 12 years AMCA hasnt even began yet

The time line is probably 2040 if no delays

MRCA tender will be awarded around 2023 and prosuction will begin around 2025-26 with full scale up around 2030.. And end around 2035-37

For reference rafale tender to induction time line is 15 years

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

A warm sendoff to the "Fearsome Flogger".
Images are from Angad Singh.

In formation just showing off.Wing sweep at 16,45 and Warp speed.

The Water Cannon salute.

Group Captain K U Rao, the Last Flogger CO

The Scorpios

 

[ziaulislam]

https://www.business-standard.com/a...tage-of-fighter-squadrons-119100401549_1.html

In just five years india is going to add 7 squardons of tejas and 4 squardons of mwf
This will be the fastest induction anywhere in the planet