France to send four Rafales to India for quadrennial 'Garuda' exercises
France will send four Dassault Rafale fighters to India in June to take part in the fifth round of joint 'Garuda' air exercises, an Indian Air Force spokesman said in New Delhi on 22 April. He told IHS Jane's that the Rafales, accompanied by a KC-135 Stratotanker tanker, will undertake combat drills with the IAF's Sukhoi Su-30MKI, upgraded Mikoyan MiG-27 and MiG-21 'bis' fighters at the Jodhpur air base, 600 km west of New Delhi, for 10 days until 13 June. India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been in advan…
IAF gets phase IV Su-30 MKI with indigenous content
From last year onwards, the IAF has finally started receiving phase IV Sukhoi 30 MKIs which have the highest indigenous content. The license production of Sukhois was undertaken in phased manner with an aim to gradually increase the local content in the aircraft. The phase IV was delayed considerably because of aircraft maker HAL's inability to absorb technology. The IAF now has over 190 aircraft out of 272. India has signed various deals for Sukhoi production with an accumulated cost of over $12 billion. In the first stage the Su…
MRF adds muscle to IAF Sukhoi
MRF is set to emerge as a major supplier of tyres for the Indian Air Force (IAF) as the country’s leading tyre maker has now created yet another record of supplying aircraft tyres for the defence. After successfully producing and supplying tyres for Indian defence helicopters, the company has now started supplying indigenously developed tyres for Sukhoi 30 MKI, the most advanced fighter aircraft group in the IAF fleet. The main wheel tyre for the Sukhoi was unveiled on Saturday. The development marks one of the significant steps i…
Desi Tyres on Sukhoi Fighters a Runway Hit
The Indian fighter jets have begun the process of changing over to desi tyres, probably signalling an end to escalating cost and non-availability concerns. The Indian Air Force sources confirmed to Express that the ‘India shining’ story is being scripted by the MRF, which has got the clearance from the military airworthiness officials to produce the main wheel tyres of frontline fighters Sukhoi (Su-30 MKI). The indigenous tyres named Aeromuscle are 30 per cent cheaper than the imported ones. The IAF started looking within the countr…
IAF chief flies his last sortie on Sukhoi-30 with his son
In his last ride in a fighter aircraft, outgoing IAF chief NAK Brownetoday chose to fly with his son Squadron Leader Omar Browne in a Su-30MKI combat plane in Pune. “The Air Chief flew Su-30 with his son, Squadron Leader Omar Browne, also a Su-30 pilot posted to 20 Squadron there, in what would be recorded as the last sortie in the Air Chief’s log book,” an IAF release said here. During Browne’s tenure, his son got several opportunities to display his flying skills in different exercises including the Exercise Ironfist in Jaisalmer e…
IAF to procure equipment, platforms worth $150 bn
The Indian Air Force will procure $150 billion worth of equipment and platforms in the next 15 years. Giving this bit of information, Air Marshal P.P. Reddy, director general, inspection and safety, Wednesday said the Indian industry requires tax holidays and a more friendly import and export regime. Research and Develpment funds should also be made available to the private sector companies, Air Marshal Reddy said while speaking at the inaugural session of 8th International Conference on Energising Indian Aerospace Industry. …
India's 18 Su-30Ks to go to Angola
Russia's state arms export monopoly has signed a $1 billion deal package with Angola to deliver military equipment, build an ammunition plant and provide maintenance services, Vedomosti business daily reported Wednesday. Russia’s state arms export monopoly has signed a $1 billion deal package with Angola to deliver military equipment, build an ammunition plant and provide maintenance services, Vedomosti business daily reported Wednesday. Rosoboron export will supply 18 Su-30K fighter jets to the southern African nation, the…
Ethiopia eyes ex-Indian Su-30s
Ethiopia is interested in acquiring 18 Sukhoi Su-30K multirole fighters that have been returned by the Indian Air Force (IAF), deputy general director of Rosoboron export, Alexander Mikheev, told journalists on 28 June. Ethiopia is interested in acquiring 18 Sukhoi Su-30K multirole fighters that have been returned by the Indian Air Force (IAF), deputy general director of Rosoboron export, Alexander Mikheev, told journalists on 28 June. “We are in consultation with Ethiopia about a possible sale of these aircraft. We proposed to moder…
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