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I know India has, nowadays, some serious cash to spend but I don't think they would just throw away $8-30 BN like that.


And the MMRCA is an INTERIM if delays emerge, not a substitute for the PAK-FA/FGFA. I'm pretty sure the IAF/GoI gets their facts in order and knows what it wants and expects before shelling out that kind of $$$.
 
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The author never said what are the alternatives we are looking for. Anyway I dont think we have any other alternative than PAKFA after having invested so much money..
 
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Press Information Bureau English Releases

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has identified South American Region as one of its target market for promotion of Dhruv-Advanced Light Helicopter. With bagging of export order from Ecuadorian Air Force against stiff global competition, Dhruv helicopter has made a footprint in South America. HAL has supplied seven Dhruv helicopters to Ecuador and is in the process of setting up a Regional Maintenance Centre for Dhruv to cover after-sales Logistic support in the entire Latin American Region.

The Government has not put any ban on helicopter exports.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM Pallam Raju in a written reply to Shri Ranjitsinh Vijaysinh Mohite Patil in Rajya Sabha today.
 
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An Indian Air Force (IAF) trainee pilot escaped with injuries after he bailed out from a Kiran training aircraft minutes before it crashed in agricultural fields at Bommarasipet village in Shamirpet on city outskirts on Monday evening.

Police said the pilot Raj Kumar took off from Hakeempet station around 4.40 p.m. on a solo sortie. The aircraft crashed nearly 20 minutes later, the Shamirpet Inspector, Narender Reddy, said. Mr. Kumar reportedly landed on some electric wires near the agricultural fields, but he did not suffer any burns. He was rushed to the military hospital in Bollarum.

The Hindu : Cities / Hyderabad : Trainee pilot survives by jumping from crashing Kiran aircraft
 
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Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Sing is King! Baldy crowned HAL’s marketing boss

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The fixed wing clan of HAL is sure to miss the soft-spoken Sqn Ldr (Retd) Baldev Singh (Baldy) in flying overalls, after he was formally crowned as the Company’s new marketing head. Baldy too will miss his undying tryst with the throttle. An HAL release says that he took over as the new Director Corporate Planning & Marketing on August 16 – to be seated at its HQ on Bangalore’s famous Cubbon Road – now defaced by the metro rail work. Baldy was Executive Director Flight Operations and the Chief Test Pilot (Fixed Wing), prior to the new assignment.
While the IJT-related incidents might have dented the spirit of Baldy and his team, insiders say that he has often kept himself out of the race from director-level opportunities in the past. “He was very much involved with the flying activities be it the IJT or Hawk. And, there could be other reasons, only he would know as to why he chose to stay away from holding top posts. Now, with him being appointed as the Director, he is sure to miss flying,” sources said. Baldy’s first task would be to chart a new flight-path for HAL’s marketing and corporate planning wings. With HAL sitting on a pile of projects, corporate planning becomes a vital cog in the wheel. He will also have to deal with an extremely mediocre head in Nayak, whose term will finally end on October 31 this year – a keenly awaited day by many in the Company. With defence minister Antony making a statement in the floor of the Parliament that the IAF is not trying to take control of HAL, it is now certain that a civilian is sure to take charge, try and save the sinking fortunes of the Company. By the time, hopefully Baldy would have got a grip on his men and machines!
THE MAN: Sqn Ldr Baldev Singh did early schooling in Bangalore at St. Joseph European High School and later joined St. Joseph College. He joined the National Defence Academy in 1970 and graduated from the academy in December 1972 and was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in June 1973 as a fighter pilot. After doing operational flying on Hunter, Mig-21 and Mig-23 aircraft, he qualified as a Flight Instructor in July 1983, and was posted to Air Force Academy at Hyderabad for Instructional Flying Duties on the Kiran Aircraft. In 1984 he did his experimental test pilots course and was deputed to HAL in 1986. He retired from the Indian Air Force in 1989 and joined HAL. He was involved with the LCA Programme from 1990 onwards and was deputed to the Aeronautical Development Agency for this purpose. On the LCA programme he worked extensively on the development and flight testing of the flight control laws of the Light Combat aircraft. He carried out the flight evaluation of these flight control laws at the Real Time simulator at BAE Wharton in UK followed by the flight evaluation of these control laws on the F-16, Lear Jet and NT-33 aircraft in USA. He holds a diploma in Aviation Flight Safety from the Naval Post Graduate College, Monterey Bay, California, USA. He has extensive test flying experience on five prototype programmes and carried out the first flights of the HANSA aircraft and the Intermediate Jet Trainer. He has a Total Flight Test Experience of over 6000 hrs on over 55 different types of aircraft. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and holds a diploma in Aviation Flight Safety from the Naval Post Graduate College, Monterey Bay, California, USA.





Stop, i think i know this guy pretty well.

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Attentive .........o'hell yeah!
 
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Yes, this pioneer is sort of a celebrity in his own right:

Watch from 4.30-



I was going to post more pics of this legend but they were from the site that must not be named (BR)!!! and was threatened with a permanent ban, if you want to find the pics you will simply have to rely on your initiative I'm afraid.
 
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so is IAF stage 1 trainer going to be HTT-40 or PC-7MK2? or both? i am confused because i've read reports on HAL developing stage 1 trainer to replace Deepak's can someone clarify?
 
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hey guys since Deepak's have been grounded can we replace them with NAL Hansa trainers until the PC-7MK2 aircraft come in? the Hansa is more advanced than the Deepak as well
 
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Should IAF or Mod goes for it
Hungary to sell 8 Retired Mig-29 , open for public bid | idrw.org
If you ever dreamt about owning your own fighter jet, here’s your chance. Hungary’s defense ministry is selling off eight of its MIG-29 planes.

Hungary’s government has decided that it would part with the 24 planes to raise cash after they were retired from active duty.

The deadline for bids for the first stage of the sales involving eight planes and 20 thrusters is Sept. 15. The jets will be sold off in a one-round public tender to be concluded in October.

The MIG jets were designed by Soviet Union-based airplane factory Mikoyan and entered service in 1983. They’re widely used short-range fighters, originally developed to counter advanced models in the U.S. Air Force, such as F-15 or F-16. Mikoyan has since been merged into JSC United Aircraft Corporation, publicly traded in Russia, with the government retaining a majority stake.

Hungary received 28 MIG-29s in 1993 as debt compensation from Russia. The planes soon became local pilots’ favorites due to excellent maneuverability, which allowed the likes of Peter Kovacs, Gyula Vari and Zoltan Szabo to win world championship titles for flying them.

However, there were also downsides. MIGs are well-known for their high maintenance costs and high fuel consumption. Some planes in the fleet actually had to be salvaged in order to get spare parts to repair the others.

Also, when Hungary became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO in 1999, it became apparent that there would be compatibility issues. Instead of trying to prolong the MIGs’ lifespan and upgrading their systems, the government decided to replace them with Gripens manufactured by Sweden’s Saab.

If you can fork out at least 3.46 billion forints ($18.3 million), the minimum amount the ministry would accept for the package, you’re good to try. The deals are subject to the manufacturer’s approval.
 
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Two ALGs and 51 airfields are lying unused due to terrain and operational constraints.

Development/re-activation of advanced landing grounds/airfields are undertaken based on the operational and strategic requirement of the Services, which is reviewed from time to time. This is a continuous process.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri D.B. Chandre Gowda in Lok Sabha today.


Press Information Bureau English Releases
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Press Information Bureau English Releases

Enhancing Security in IAF’s Cyberspace
IAF becomes The First Defence Organization
To Receive License to Issue Digital Certificates

The IAF took another significant step towards its net-centric vision, when the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne was formally handed over the license to issue Digital Signature Certificates by the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA), Dr N Vijay Aditya at Air Headquarters today.

As a part of the AFNET (Air Force Network) Project, Digital Signatures issued by a license holder would provide the legal recognition to an electronic document under the IT Act 2000. With this, the IAF would be able to put in place a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), which is a practical strategy for achieving information security in today’s highly networked environment. An essential component for providing enhanced Information Assurance and Identity Management Capabilities, PKI would provide data integrity, user identification and authentication, user non-repudiation, data confidentiality, encryption and digital signature services for programs and applications on Air Force Network. It would also issue and manage software and hardware certificates on the state-of-the-art IP/MPLS (Internet Protocol/ Multiprotocol Label Switching) network of the IAF. With this system in place, the IAF becomes the first defence organization and the second Government body,[first being NIC (National Informatics Centre)] to receive the coveted license.

Air Marshal KK Nowhar, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sanjay Sharma, ACAS (Signals and IT), senior Air Force officials and luminaries from academia, private sector and public sector were among those who were present at the occasion.
 
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^^^ the IAF really is surging ahead with their "net-centric" approach and are planning to launch their own dedicated sat soon right? Followed in coming years by IA/IN.
 
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so is IAF stage 1 trainer going to be HTT-40 or PC-7MK2? or both? i am confused because i've read reports on HAL developing stage 1 trainer to replace Deepak's can someone clarify?

Both, a ready and proven foreign aircraft and a indigenous developed in addition, just like LCA/MMRCA, LUH/HAL LOH.


hey guys since Deepak's have been grounded can we replace them with NAL Hansa trainers until the PC-7MK2 aircraft come in? the Hansa is more advanced than the Deepak as well

The NAL Hansa needs to be produced first and besides the time it's a waste of money to us it for just such a short time. Also it seems IAF wants to focus on tandem seat trainers only, possibly also the the reason why the Ka 52 helicopter was rejected.
 
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Both, a ready and proven foreign aircraft and a indigenous developed in addition, just like LCA/MMRCA, LUH/HAL LOH.




The NAL Hansa needs to be produced first and besides the time it's a waste of money to us it for just such a short time. Also it seems IAF wants to focus on tandem seat trainers only, possibly also the the reason why the Ka 52 helicopter was rejected.

okay but why have 2 basic trainers? seems like waste of money but other AF's do use 2 basic trainers but which will be the ab initio trainer and the stage 1 trainer? and another thing is why did we order the PC-7MK2 when we could have ordered the more modern PC-9?

Hansa is tandem seat i believe we could just send pilots to be trained at air clubs or abroad for basic training countries like Israel until the PC-7MK2 come in
 
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