Indian Air Force News & Discussions

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India on Thursday carried out two successful flight trials of laser-guided bombs (LGBs) for the Indian Air Force to test the effectiveness of the guidance and control systems at the Chandipur integrated test range in Orissa.

"Two flight trials were conducted at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, to test the effectiveness of the guidance and control systems of the LGBs," a Defence Ministry release said in New Delhi [ Images ].

IAF officers flew their aircraft and released the LGBs as per prescribed standard operating procedures. "On-board systems in both the trials worked satisfactorily and the mission objectives have been met," the release added.

Bangalore-based Aeronautics Development Establishment (ADE) has developed the guidance kit for 1000-pound LGBs and these are designed to improve accuracy of air-to-ground bombing by IAF.

The ADE has already carried out a number of tests on the LGBs both through simulation and flight tests over the last few years to reach the required performance levels.

"The bomb, once released, by the mother aircraft at appropriate range, will seek the target and home on to it very accurately and with high reliability. All the necessary on-board components are sourced from Indian industry," it said.

Instruments Research and Development Establishment, another DRDO lab in Dehradun, has partnered ADE in the project.

 

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IAF offers to upgrade Bangladeshi MiG-29 and Mi-17 idrw.org

The Indian Air Force is offering the Bangladesh Biman Bahini (Bangladesh air force) the use of its facilities to modernise and maintain fighter aircraft and helicopters, a senior defence source told The Telegraph here.

In reaching out to Dhaka with an offer to help upgrade its air fleet, New Delhi is stepping into an area in which Bangladesh has been dependent mainly on China and, to a limited extent, on Pakistan, Russia and the US.

Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, currently in Dhaka on a week’s visit that began on Saturday, offered the use of Indian Air Force facilities in meetings with the chief of the Bangladesh Biman Bahini, Air Marshal S.M. Ziaur Rehman.

The IAF is understood to have offered to liaise with defence public sector company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore, to help modernise Bangladesh’s MiG-29 aircraft and Mi-17 helicopters. The IAF flies and has upgraded the two aircraft for its own fleet. HAL is engaged in upgrading India’s own MiG-29s.

This is the first visit by an Indian Air Force chief to Bangladesh in more than five years. The last such visit was in 2004. But the Bangla air chief was here in April 2009.

Military-to-military relations with Bangladesh have been resuscitated since the visit by the Bangladesh army chief in February 2008.

An IAF source pointed out that while Bangladesh had mostly Chinese and some American-origin aircraft, it also had a squadron of MiG-29aircraft.

Nearly 70 per cent of Bangladesh’s flying fleet is aged, with the fighter aircraft being 20 years old or even more than that. Bangladesh has taken help from China and Pakistan for its A-5 and A-7 Chinese-origin aircraft.

But the Indian Air Force has said that the facilities for its Mi-17 helicopters (the IAF flies the transport helicopter in large numbers), the MiG-29 and the Antonov 32 could be spared for Bangladesh’s limited air force. Bangladesh flies three AN 32s and 14 Mi-17s.

In Dhaka, Air Chief Marshal Naik has met President Zillur Rahman and was scheduled to meet Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday. He has also met the three chiefs of the armed forces.

“The main focus of the visit will be on improving bilateral relations, promoting defence ties, outlining further areas of defence co-operation between the two countries and resolving pending issues through dialogue and understanding,” the air force source said.

 

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Ukraine?s Motor Sych modernizing An-32 engines for India idrw.org

Motor Sych based in Zaporizhzhya has signed a $110 million contract with the Indian Air Force to modernize AI-20 engines for Antonov An-32 military cargo aircraft, a company source told Interfax.

The three-year contract was signed in late December 2009. In all, 100 engines will be modernized starting from the end of this year.

Last July Ukraine and India agreed on the repairs and modernization of 105 An-32 of the Indian Air Force. The contract worth $400 million was signed between the Indian Defense Ministry and Spetstekhnoexport, a subsidiary of Ukrspetsexport. Ukraine won an Indian tender in December 2007.

That was the second largest military technical contract in the history of independent Ukraine. The largest contract of $650 million stipulated the delivery of 320 tanks to Pakistan in 2006.

India said that was the largest contract of the Indian Air Force in recent years.

According to unofficial sources, Ukrainian military exports neared $1.4 billion in 2009, or 20% more than in 2008.

About 40% of Ukrainian military exports go to Southeast Asia and less than 20% to Russia.

Ukrspetsexport forecasted 10% growth of exports in 2009.

 

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India may buy another nine A-50EI early warning aircraft idrw.org

The Indian Air Force has applied for another nine A-50EI, including three to be supplied under the main contract and six in an option,” a defense industry source told Interfax-AVN on Monday.

Negotiations have just begun, “nevertheless, we expect Rosoboronexport to sign the contract this year,” the source said.

The aircraft will carry Israeli radar systems, he noted.

The first trilateral contract between Russia, India and Israel signed in October 2003 is being implemented successfully. Beriyev, Ilyushin and Vega represent Russia in the contract, while Israel is represented by ELTA Electronics Industries, which supplies the Falcon radar.

The first plane was delivered to India in May 2009. The second and third planes will be supplied in the middle and at the end of the year.

“The new contract will make the production continuous,” the source said.

The aircrafts are based on the Ilyushin Il-76 platform with PS-90A engines.

 

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[Robo]

Nice ........

 

[abdul1]

increase in numbers was in card from long time but 3+9 is a huge number I think apart from US total NATO sue 25 of them

 

[SXNJ]

India should research more weapons and equipments instead of buying from other countries, otherwise India will never be a super power

 

[mrwarrior006]

^^^^totally agree with u

but right now india does not have tat much capabilities yeah its developing its industries

but u see india dont want to be left behind so now buyin is best option and in future building them

 

[Iggy]

India should research more weapons and equipments instead of buying from other countries, otherwise India will never be a super power

Thanks for the advice..

 

[navtrek]

India should research more weapons and equipments instead of buying from other countries, otherwise India will never be a super power

no there is an offset clause for whatever is bought so 50% of the money is invested back in to Indian defence market which is a welcome thing because we have only DRDO

and research will continue as it has been.

 

[SXNJ]

no there is an offset clause for whatever is bought so 50% of the money is invested back in to Indian defence market which is a welcome thing because we have only DRDO

could you pls kindly give me an example? I really never heard such kind of thing

 

[shchinese]

no there is an offset clause for whatever is bought so 50% of the money is invested back in to Indian defence market which is a welcome thing because we have only DRDO

and research will continue as it has been.

let's assume such offset does exist, but do you really believe indian engineers and scientists can actually learn anything useful from such deal?

india has been operating T-90 for many years, how is Arjun doing?
india has been operating weatern fighters for decades, how is LCA doing?

it is not about money, it is about people - people who can actually work damn hard and get jobs done.

have a look please, our best soul are willing to work in extreme conditions to get Type-99A2 keep improved when they could have comfortably stay in their home in Beijing and Shanghai. how many indians are willing to do this? not many, they give excuse after excuse, plans after plans, just not real results.

 

[Raje amar]

how about WS 10 Chinese engine. is it OK & fulfil all your requirements.

 

[Robo]

let's assume such offset does exist, but do you really believe indian engineers and scientists can actually learn anything useful from such deal?

india has been operating T-90 for many years, how is Arjun doing?
india has been operating weatern fighters for decades, how is LCA doing?

it is not about money, it is about people - people who can actually work damn hard and get jobs done.

have a look please, our best soul are willing to work in extreme conditions to get Type-99A2 keep improved when they could have comfortably stay in their home in Beijing and Shanghai. how many indians are willing to do this? not many, they give excuse after excuse, plans after plans, just not real results.

Their is difference between copying and developing new things, new things take time to develop, while copying things always stays behind.

The technology deployed in making LCA is quite unique and you will soon find it in MCA.

When India will rope players like TCS and HCL then it will be really able to beat anyone. which is not started to happen

If you see your own plane, where is your plane engine now? why you buying Russian engines for your planes? from last 5 years we only hearing this...

See the video you will know your Type 99 quality and Real facts, Well if these offered to Indian army, Indian army dont even consider them worth of looking. At least army tested and buys few.


I will love to hear you comment on your tank quality ....