bloo
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2012
- Messages
- 2,516
- Reaction score
- 0
- Country
- Location
IAF is in the process of expansion, says Air Chief Marshal
Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the process of expansion and by next year C-17 Aircraft and Brahmos Air version would be part of the induction process, said Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne. The much awaited air version of Brahmos would be launched by December next year, Browne told reporters at Sulur Aircraft Station in Coimbatore. He was in the city to participate in the function where President Pranab Mukherjee bestowed the Presidents Standard to 25 and 33 squadron of the Indian Air Force.
This is the first of its kind in the world and is being done in cooperation with a Russian agency. Since it has to go for a fitness test on Sukoi-30, it would take time to conduct such trials and the new version would be launched within a year. he said,
He further said the first C-17 Globemaster Aircraft would reach India by June next year and would be mainly utilised for strategic lifting, transport of goods and troops, besides humanitarian relief works.
The government has ordered 10 such heavy lift military aircraft and the entire lot is expected to arrive by 2015, Browne said. With regard to Apache attack aircraft, Browne said he had already said the acquisition process of US-Made Apache 22 would continue to remain with IAF while the Army has to go in for another proposal and await the governments nod.
When quizzed about the Armys plans to raise its air-wing, he said that since both the Navy and Army have their own aviation segments in a smaller scale, it was up to them to improve on their infrastructure, he said.
Stating that IAF would have 39 squadrons by the 14th five year plan, from the present 34, Browne said Light Combat Aircraft would also be inducted by 2015 in Sulur.
On shortage of manpower, he said the force was short of 700 pilots, which would be filled by 2017. But by 2017, the shortage would be made good with the development of infrastructure. There are several people who want to joint the Air Force, but we have to enhance our training capacity, he said.
The Air Force now has restricted the intake by 220 people every six month due to constraints in infrastructure and training aircrafts. But in due course of time this would change and training would begin by July next year in the new aircraft Pilatus which would be inducted in the IAF, he added.
To a question on accidents, he said the number of accidents has come down drastically and only three cases have been reported this year. On an average, there were 11 to 12 accidents in the last three years. However, this year (April-December) only three were reported, Browne said.
IAF is in the process of expansion, says Air Chief Marshal - The Times of India
Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the process of expansion and by next year C-17 Aircraft and Brahmos Air version would be part of the induction process, said Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne. The much awaited air version of Brahmos would be launched by December next year, Browne told reporters at Sulur Aircraft Station in Coimbatore. He was in the city to participate in the function where President Pranab Mukherjee bestowed the Presidents Standard to 25 and 33 squadron of the Indian Air Force.
This is the first of its kind in the world and is being done in cooperation with a Russian agency. Since it has to go for a fitness test on Sukoi-30, it would take time to conduct such trials and the new version would be launched within a year. he said,
He further said the first C-17 Globemaster Aircraft would reach India by June next year and would be mainly utilised for strategic lifting, transport of goods and troops, besides humanitarian relief works.
The government has ordered 10 such heavy lift military aircraft and the entire lot is expected to arrive by 2015, Browne said. With regard to Apache attack aircraft, Browne said he had already said the acquisition process of US-Made Apache 22 would continue to remain with IAF while the Army has to go in for another proposal and await the governments nod.
When quizzed about the Armys plans to raise its air-wing, he said that since both the Navy and Army have their own aviation segments in a smaller scale, it was up to them to improve on their infrastructure, he said.
Stating that IAF would have 39 squadrons by the 14th five year plan, from the present 34, Browne said Light Combat Aircraft would also be inducted by 2015 in Sulur.
On shortage of manpower, he said the force was short of 700 pilots, which would be filled by 2017. But by 2017, the shortage would be made good with the development of infrastructure. There are several people who want to joint the Air Force, but we have to enhance our training capacity, he said.
The Air Force now has restricted the intake by 220 people every six month due to constraints in infrastructure and training aircrafts. But in due course of time this would change and training would begin by July next year in the new aircraft Pilatus which would be inducted in the IAF, he added.
To a question on accidents, he said the number of accidents has come down drastically and only three cases have been reported this year. On an average, there were 11 to 12 accidents in the last three years. However, this year (April-December) only three were reported, Browne said.
IAF is in the process of expansion, says Air Chief Marshal - The Times of India
but please look into Rafale induction at faster rates after signing deal. May be by adding off-shelf numbers and using follow-on order clause
