Indian Air Force (IAF)
Chief-designate Air
Marshal F.H. Major said
that the MiG-21s will stay
longer through mid-life
up-gradation as new
aircraft are inducted over
the next eight to nine
years.<More>
40 More Sukhoi Jets, 126
MRCA Plan is On
(February 09, 2007)
The Indian Air Force (IAF)
clarified that it plans
to get 40 more
Sukhoi-30MKIs from
Russia as well as faster
indigenous production of
140 of these fighters in
addition to the 126
multi-role combat
aircraft (MRCA).<More>
Large Fighter Jet Order
by Mid-2007
(February 07, 2007)
A senior defense
official said that India
would release a tender
seeking to buy 126
fighter planes valued at
USD nine billion by
mid-2007 and coveted by
many giants of military
fighter manufacturers.<More>
MiG-35 on IAF Radar
(January 31 , 2007)
The impending 126 IAF fighter
aircraft contract is seeing
spirited competition from
Russia’s MiG-35, the enlarged
and more advanced version of
the MiG-29/MiG-33 family and
seen as a potential
replacement for the MiG-29 and
Su-27.<More>
Aerospace Command to
Protect Space Assets
(January 30 , 2007)
Responding to the
Chinese satellite killer
weapon, Chief of Air
Staff Air Chief Marshal
S.P. Tyagi said that
India is in the process
of setting up a separate
“aerospace command” to
exploit outer space and
also to protect “space
assets.”<More>
Russian Engines and Chinese
Planes
(January 24, 2007)
Russia has assured India that
it will not allow China to use
its RD-93 engines in the JF-17
Thunder multi-role fighter
aircraft in planes it plans to
sell to Pakistan and is
apparently covered in the
end0user certificate contracts
barring export of technology
to Pakistan.<More>
Majors at Aero India Expected
(January 20, 2007)
With a planned purchase of 126
Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA)
valued at more than USD 7
billion still undecided, the
Aero India in Bangalore this
Bangalore is expected to
attract major players.<More>
Indo-Singapore Air Force Exercise
(January 09, 2007)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Republic of
Singapore Air Force (RSAF) completed a bilateral
exercise in December with the IAF fielding
Mirage and Jaguar aircraft and RSAF’s F-16 C/D
Fighting Falcons and F-5E Tiger aircraft.<More>
Update on Missile Programs
(November 30, 2006)
Defense Minister A.K. Antony
updated the Parliament that
the supersonic cruise missile
BrahMos has been inducted into
the Defense forces and the
Trishul anti-Missile project
completed while the Akash and
Nag missile programs are
behind schedule.<More>
Hawk Jet Trainers Next Year
(November 28, 2006)
The first two of the 66 Hawk
Advance Jet Trainers (HAJT)
ordered by the Indian Air
Force (IAF) in 2004 is
reportedly in final stages of
testing at the BAE Systems and
will fly by year-end and
slotted for delivery by
September next year.<More>
EADS Developing IAF Components
(November 17, 2006)
European Aerospace (EADS) and Indian Defence
Company Avionics Research Establishment (DARE)
plan to develop a state-of-the-art
missile-warning sensor for the Indian Air Force
(IAF) to be integrated into future Defensive
Aids Suite (DASS) of IAF.<More>
Modernization Drive of IAF
(October 24, 2006)
While retirement of MIG
variants will outpace
induction of new aircraft, the
Indian Air Force (IAF) expects
to invest Rs. 20,000 crore (USD
4.3 billion) over the next 10
years to modernize its fleet
with better detection and
combat systems and more
endurance.<More>
Mig-29 Flying Life Extended
(October 11, 2006)
As in the case of Mig-21s, the Indian Air Force
(IAF) has commissioned the National Aerospace
Laboratories (NAL) to conduct Total Technical
Life Enhancement (TTLE) of the Mig-29 to enhance
its life from 2500 to 3000 flying hours.<More>
Indo-French Missile Pact Stalled
(September, 07 2006)
The much hyped Indo-French pact to allow
India to produce French cruise missiles
under transfer of technology from European
Missile Consortium MBDA to Defense Research
& Development Organization (DRDO) appeared
to have stalled.<More>
India, Singapore for Air Force Cooperation
(August 22, 2006)
In the first ever Air Force-level dialogue,
India and Singapore agreed to focus on “mutually
supportive roles,” including “interoperability”
between respective air forces for disaster
management and humanitarian relief in South East
Asia.<More>
Raytheon Offers AESA Radar to IAF
(August 01, 2006)
US defense vendor Raytheon said that it was
ready to supply the Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA) radar in addition to
advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM)
if the Indian Air Force (IAF) would choose
the F-16 and F-18 fighter jets.<More>
Eurocopter-HAL JV
(June 06, 2006)
World's leading helicopter
manufacturer Eurocopter Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a
global industrial cooperation
partnership agreement to jointly
produce civilian and military Ecureuil
and Fennec family of helicopters for
the world market.<More>
IAF to get US C-130J Transport Planes
(May 25, 2006)
Ministry of Defense sources
say that the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Border
Security Force (BSF) are planning to buy 12 C-130J
Transport planes from the US defense major
Lockheed-Martin for use by its special forces in
anti-terrorist operations.<More>
Farewell to Mig-25 (May 2, 2006)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) bid an emotional farewell
to the enigmatic Mig-25 strategic reconnaissance plane
capable of flying 30 kilometers near the stratosphere
at mach 3 speeds and takes centimeter resolution
photographs<More>
IAF to Order More LCA
(January 17, 2006)
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has revealed
plans for a Medium Combat Aircraft which will succeed
the indigenously designed and developed Light Combat
Aircraft (LCA). <More>
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