DefenseNews: Russia To Supply More Ckd Kits For Sukhoi Su-30MKI Jets
In the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine situation, Rosoboronexport of Russia, within the framework of the “Make in India programme’’, is ready to supply additional completely knocked down kits for the assembly of the Su-30MKI. The Russian export agency is also ready to carry out joint work on the modernization, including the integration of the latest air weapons, avionics, etc., on the Su-30MKI report Financial Express online portal. The Su-30MKI which is the backbone of the Indian Air Force is being manufactured in India under license …
Why are India's air force planes falling out of the sky?
Are India's ageing air force planes falling out of the sky? All air forces have accidents, but accounts of Indian warplanes crashing on training flights have become almost routine news. The latest incident came earlier this week, when a Russian-made Sukhoi-30 crashed in eastern India - both pilots surviving after ejecting for unspecified reasons. All five crew died in March this year on a training flight in their US-made Hercules transport aircraft. 'Flying coffin' But it is the Russian-mad…
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…
India's military might to reach new highs in 2014
India seems to have begun the New Year on a military high with Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, which set sail from Russia over a month ago, expected to reach its home base in Karwar around January 14-15. Besides, the country has raised its first mountain strike corps in Ranchi to face the Chinese in the mountains of the North-East. INS Vikramaditya left Russia in the beginning of December, accompanied by destroyer INS Delhi, frigate INS Trikhand and tanker INS Depak. After they entered Arabian sea, seven more warship…
How the Su-30 MKI is changing the IAF's combat strategy
With the induction of large numbers of class leading Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has not only made a huge technological transition from a MiG-21 dominated fleet, its war fighting doctrine has also changed, focusing on long-range and strategic missions. Aggressiveness is a fundamental requirement of air combat, and the IAF has traditionally been an attack orientated force. For instance, on December 3, 1971 in response to Pakistan Air Force (PAF) raids on 11 Indian airbases, the IAF responded with initial air str…
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