Indian Air Force News & Discussions

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[MirageBlue]

4 IAF Rafales, 2 C-17s and 1 IL-78MKI Midas tanker reached France's Mont de Marsan air base for Exercise Orion 2023

Stop over in Egypt

On arriving at Mont de Marsan

 

[MirageBlue]

2,00,000 flight hours for the PC-7 Mk2 fleet in the IAF, without a single accident. Absolutely stellar safety record for the type and the IAF!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1646103629198430208

 

[MirageBlue]

First C-295M for the IAF getting through the paint shop. This one is the first of 56 to be built for the IAF, 16 in Spain and the remaining 40 in Vadodara, Gujarat by a Tata-Airbus JV. There will many more orders for this type including from the Coast Guard and Indian Navy.

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[MirageBlue]

IAF is going to be a part of Exercise Iniochos '23 with the Greek Air Force for the first time!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1648993606533881858

 

[INS_Vikrant]

IAF to join multilateral exercise in Greece​

Indian Air Force (IAF) four Su-30 MKI and two C-17 aircraft will participate in the multi-national air exercise INIOCHOS-23 hosted by the Hellenic Air Force which will be conducted at the Andravida Air Base in Greece from April 24th to May 4th. | Photo Credit: ANI

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be participating in Exercise INIOCHOS-23, a multi-national air exercise hosted by the Greece Air Force from April 24 to May 4. This will be the third exercise that the IAF will be taking part in simultaneously. The Exercise Cope India with the U.S. is underway at Kalaikunda and four Rafale fighters are taking part in a multilateral exercise Orion hosted by France.

The exercise will be conducted at the Andravida Air Base in Greece and the IAF will be participating with four Su-30 MKI and two C-17 aircraft.

“The objective of the exercise is to enhance international cooperation, synergy and interoperability amongst the participating Air Forces,” the IAF said in a statement.

The exercise will be conducted in a realistic combat scenario involving multiple types of air and surface assets and it will also enable the participating contingents to engage in professional interactions, providing valuable insight into each other’s best practices, the statement added.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-to-join-multilateral-exercise-in-greece/article66759946.ece/amp/

IAF lately has been participating in a lots and lots of multinational air exercises for some time now

 

[MirageBlue]

Best and most accurate AMCA CG models by Kuntal Biswas. Given that the AMCA has cleared it's CDR for most of it's systems, this is as good as a frozen design.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1649721486385766401

 

[MirageBlue]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1659576408966873089

 

[NG Missile Vessels]

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[MirageBlue]

Footage of IAF Su-30MKI with R-27 BVRAAMs, Rafale with SCALP ALCM and Mirage-2000 with the Crystal Mace PGM..plus footage of Bison and Tejas Mk1.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1660137822903476226

 

[NG Missile Vessels]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1670352365332103170

https://twitter.com/x/status/1670274773941915648

 

[MirageBlue]

Regarding the deal for MQ-9 Reapers from the US, they will be assembled in India with MRO set up

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672057802230231041