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Rebuild & Rejuvenate
Rebuild & Rejuvenate

While the IAF is on the path of decline in numbers of fighter aircraft, China and Pakistan are on an upswing of force accretion and modernisation.
Jointness is the way of the Future
Jointness is the way of the Future
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, in the concluding portion of his interaction with SP’s Aviation Senior Visiting Editor Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia, highlights vital issues at the centre stage of the Indian Air Force’s efforts to adopt and assimilate the latest in concepts and technology.
HAL’s R&D Centres have Significant work to do
HAL’s R&D Centres have Significant work to do
HAL Chairman Ashok Nayak, speaking at the Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Memorial Lecture on January 22, outlined the ambitious projects underway and on the anvil even as it strives to increase the share of value added services to the IAF.
Heavy -Lift Hopefuls
Heavy -Lift Hopefuls

If the 1980s witnessed a quantum leap in the IAF’s air transport capabilities, the coming decade could be even more significant. Rapidly warming relations with the US mean that a decade or so from now, American origin aircraft could well be the major components of the IAF’s air transport capability.
Woefully Inadequate
Woefully Inadequate

As operational capability is founded on the attributes of the trainer fleet, it is imperative that the IAF allocate due priority to this segment of infrastructure.
 
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  02 Jan 2010 - Take Off For Airbus Military's A400M  
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  21 Nov 2009 - Focus & trust in the Indian defence industry need of the hour  
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A400M

Take Off For Airbus Military’s A400m

Having launched what was formerly known as ‘future large aircraft’..		 C-17s

India To Acquire C-17s Under FMS Programme

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) portrayed..
 
 
  SPECIAL INDIAN AIR FORCE MMRCA PROGRAMME
  Special Indian Air Force MMRCA Programme  

• MMRCA : IAF Conducts Marathon Race for Jet Fighters
The Indian Air Force Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition, commonly known as the MRCA Tender..

• MMRCA : Bidders' Profile: Meet the 6 Contenders
1- Dassault Rafale, 2- Eurofighter Typhoon, 3- Lockheed Martin F-16IN Super Viper, 4- Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, 5- Saab JAS 39 Gripen, 6- Mikoyan MiG-35

• MMRCA : Evaluation takes off on a positive note
The tender for the MMRCA was issued in late 2007 and the elaborate process of evaluating the technical proposals from all the contenders is complete.

• Lockheed Martin Presents the F-16IN Super Viper
During the second week of September 2009, the US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin flew the F16IN Super Viper into HAL airport at Bangalore for flight evaluation.

  
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