HELINA is ready! 500 missiles & 40 launchers to be acquired initially for the IA's Rudra fleet..to be followed by the Dhruv-astra variant for the IAF's LCH and then IA's LCH.
Helicopter Launched Anti-tank missile completes all trials
Another stunning air to air shot of the Tejas Mk1 FOC (with the refueling probe) from No.18 Squadron and 2 Tejas Mk1 IOC fighters from No.45 Squadron.
Tejas trainer air to air shot!
Seems like the contract may have expired. Even Dassault may find it hard to source some spares that are near obsolete because the user base for the Mirage-2000 is much smaller now that the French have begun retiring many of theirs.
Anyway, this is what has been happening to IAF's Jaguar fleet...
This is what matters most to the Tejas program and is the reason why the IAF is enthusiastic about the Tejas Mk2 and AMCA and IN has opted to go ahead with TEDBF.
Basically every pilot that's flown the Tejas loves how it handles. The avionics is great and improving with each iteration. Flight...
MR-SAM / Barak-8 SAM to be inducted into the IAF tomorrow at an event that the Defence Minister will attend.
Now this is a HUGE development as far as air base security goes!
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From HAL's annual report.
1. LCA shortlisted by RMAF and RFI issued to HAL. Response to the RFI was re-validated in June 2020.
2. LCA offered as LIFT to the Australian DoD in July 2020
3. LCA Navy Mk1 trainer offered as LIFT to the US Navy in July 2020
Uttam AESA radar's performance is quite impressive..detecting another Tejas fighter (which has a RCS far smaller than the regular 5 sq meter used as baseline) at 82 NM or 150 km.
And HAL has signed an MoU with LRDE (the lab that designed and built the Uttam AESA radar prototypes) for ToT...
Stunningly well done CG render of the Tejas Mk2 by Kuntal Biswas. Can't wait to see the first prototype roll out next year..
Naval LCA Mk1 trainer..beauty!
pic credit - Gauraviation
Ambala AFS, the home of Jaguars and Rafales..
IAF celebrates India's 75th Independence Day with an elephant walk of 75 fighters, consisting of Rafales and Jaguars..
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Should be rather accurate, given the design is frozen and the person handing the model is ADA's Director, Dr Girish Deodhare and the person receiving it is ACM RKS Bhadauria.