Indian Air Force News & Discussions

[Yasser76]

Has any Tejas been delivered since 2020?

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Brilliant image of the IAF Apache AH-64E(I) by @SauravChordia1 on Twitter

Hellfire R missile also seen
IAF bought over 800 Hellfire Longbow missiles and over 500 Hellfire Rs
Interestingly IAF has over 200 Air to Air Stinger missiles in inventory but no public images till date

Here is a Apache taking out a small uav with the Stinger

 

[GiantPanda]

Can India keep its fleet of Russkie aircraft up and running with the sanctions imposed on Russia? The MiG-29 and SU-30 already have a poor maintenance record.

With 270 MKIs and 70 MiG-29s, the IAF could have the bulk of its "modern" fighter force grounded.

Then there are the 40 MiG-29Ks for the Indian Navy though those might not matter much since the one "operational" Russia-built carrier Vikramaditya hadn't left port in 2021 and hasn't so far in 2022. lol

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Some great shots shared by Vayu on Twitter
but one caught my eye in particular
The Matra BLG 66 Belouga and the Matra BGL 1000 Laser Guided Bomb in photos!

A video of the Belouga dispensing the cluster munitions

 

[TheSolution]

and who is selling you f-35?

USA

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Nellis Air Force Base Heritage Room

"Lightnings" Su-30MKI behind the Swedish Air Force Chief!
Beast of a an aircraft, aptly sized memento

Also interestingly spotted the PAF Sqn memento
9 Sqn Griffins?

Image shared by USAF

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

Nellis Air Force Base Heritage Room
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"Lightnings" Su-30MKI behind the Swedish Air Force Chief!
Beast of a an aircraft, aptly sized memento

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Also interestingly spotted the PAF Sqn memento
9 Sqn Griffins?
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Image shared by USAF

It looks like the squadrons that participated in Red Flag?

 

[Princeps Senatus]

inka "vayu shakti" kidr reh gaya

 

[VkdIndian]

and who is selling you f-35?

That’s the question no one is asking and thinking about.
People want to buy moon. Is it available for sale?

In the present scenario Rafale was one of the best bets.

 

[Yasser76]

Can India keep its fleet of Russkie aircraft up and running with the sanctions imposed on Russia? The MiG-29 and SU-30 already have a poor maintenance record.

With 270 MKIs and 70 MiG-29s, the IAF could have the bulk of its "modern" fighter force grounded.

Then there are the 40 MiG-29Ks for the Indian Navy though those might not matter much since the one "operational" Russia-built carrier Vikramaditya hadn't left port in 2021 and hasn't so far in 2022. lol

I would also argue that such limited availability must have a really negative effect on flight hours. With so many relatively small fleets in such a big air force they will always struggle as the relative effort and resources to maintain 6-7 different types compared to 3-4 is massive. This can also explain the relatively high number of crashes attributed to pilot error.

 

[INS_Vikrant]

IAF arming Russian chopper fleet with Israeli NLOS anti-tank guided missiles

In what could be a lesson learnt from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war where anti-tank missiles have played a big role, the Indian Air Force is arming its Russian-origin helicopters with the Israeli ‘Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) ATGMs’ which can hit ground targets from distances up to 30 km.

The Israeli Spike NLOS anti-tank guided missile is being integrated into the Russian-origin fleet of Mi-17V5 helicopters which can take out targets from long ranges and can prove to be very effective against enemy armoured columns in times of conflict, government sources told ANI.

IAF arming Russian chopper fleet with Israeli NLOS anti-tank guided missiles

By Ajit K Dubey New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): In what could be a lesson learnt from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war where anti-tank missiles have played a big role, the Indian Air Force is arming its Russian-origin helicopters with the Israeli ‘Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) ATGMs’ which can hit...

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[SQ8]

Which platforms can use the CBU-105?

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Which platforms can use the CBU-105?

Jags as per open source info.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Which platforms can use the CBU-105?

Jaguars.

 

[SQ8]

Jaguars.

I thought the MKIs could take it too… post the retirement of the Bahadurs?

Jags as per open source info.