AMCA: An Indian Fifth Generation Story; an update: The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, or AMCA, is an indigenous attempt to develop a fifth generation fighter aircraft, the most ambitious indigenous project to reshape the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Interview with Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff, IAF: LCA Mk 2, AMCA and MRFA are projects that hold great significance in the context of capability development and capability enhancement for the IAF.
HLFT-42, The ‘Marut’ is reborn: The HLFT-42 is a purely HAL product which is being designed and developed by their own without prior requirements from the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The AMCA – a 2022 review by Prof. Prodyut Das: If a combat aircraft cannot obtain a clear IOC within twenty years of start it will be overtaken by further progress. Our scientists cite lack of technology and facilities but the clear evidence is that the problem is localised to certain projects.
Modernisation and Future of the Indian Air Force: This year, the Indian Air Force will celebrate its 90th foundation year along with India’s 75th Independence year, which makes the celebration much more special. It shows that we came a long way.
How IAF transitioned into a formidable force: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the fourth largest air force in the world today, the top three being US, Russia and China. It is bigger than the air forces of the UK and France.
Development of India’s Kaveri engine status: The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) sanctioned Kaveri Engine project in 1989. The following milestones were achieved: 9 Full prototype engines and 4 core engines built; 3217 hours of engine testing conducted and Completed Altitude tests & Flying Test Bed (FTB) trials.
Roadmap to becoming an aerial superpower: The Indian Air Force desires to become a dominant aerial power of South Asia, a title that PLAAF has already achieved because of quantum leaps in Chinese aerospace industry.
Rise of Asian Stealth: 27 August 1990 marked a red letter day when Northrop Grumman conducted the first flight of the world’s first fifth generation fighter jet YF-23. Thus the US became the first nation to achieve this remarkable breakthrough in aviation technology.
Vayu Interview with Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, CAS: The Rafale squadrons at the Main Operating Bases of Ambala and Hashimara are likely to operate with full strength of 18 aircraft each by mid-2021 and 2022 respectively. We have our infrastructure in place for all necessary technical support of these aircraft.
Indigenous Punch: In late 1983, the Light Combat Aircraft programme was launched as an indigenous effort to develop a fourth generation combat aircraft to meet future requirements of the Indian Air Force.
Sankalan Chattopadhyay on the IAF at 88: The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October in 1932 in Colonial India as an auxiliary of the Royal Air Force in India. However, a handful of Indian pilots had flown with the Royal Air Force (Royal Flying Corps) 15 years earlier.
The Saab Gripen E for India: The Gripen E has been ordered by the Air Forces of Brazil and Sweden and deliveries have begun to both nations. The Gripen E has been developed to counter – and defeat – the most advanced threats in the modern battlespace.
Air Marshal Harish Masand on the IAFs depleted strength: causes and remedies: In aftermath of the humiliating reverses at hands of the Chinese in 1962, which none of us can forget, the Tata Committee had recommended a force level of 64 combat squadrons for the Indian Air Force.
In the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff IAF interviewed with select Indian media, both print and electronic on 18 May 2020.
Vayu Interview with Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Chairman DRDO “Self Reliance in Critical Technologies”
Capabilities of the Gripen E are set to revolutionise air combat, an Air Force’s combat capability multiplied by its networked operations where all units are tightly coordinatedand synchronised in a single synergistic cluster.
In 1999, during the Kargil War, our Effects-Based Operations (EBO) targeting key headquarters (HQ) and logistics dumps evicted the enemy from his well-entrenched defensive positions on our side of the Line of Control LoC).
The IAF has already proposed a roadmap to the MOD for induction of fighter aircraft to build up to the sanctioned strength of 42 fighter squadrons and also modernisation. Augmenting the strength of our fighter squadrons is our top priority.
The highlight of the 2017 Republic Day fly-past was the flight by three LCAs, our fourth generation fighter aircraft, the culmination of more than three decades of work.
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