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Indian Air Force Day : Honoring Sky Warriors Introduction Indian Air Force Day is celebrated every year on October 8 to commemorate the foundation of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 1932. In 2025, this proud day marks the 93rd anniversary of IAF’s remarkable service, courage, and technological progress in defending the nation’s skies. History […]
Indian Air Force Day – భారత వైమానిక దళ దినోత్సవం – October 8th Read More »
India currently has 11 American C-17 Globemaster III cargo jets and 11 C-130J30 Hercules turboprops. They join India’s fleet of approximately 14 Russian IL-76 Candid cargo jets and 100+ Russian/Ukrainian AN-32 Cline turboprops. Finally, HAL license built 89 British HS-748 turboprops, and some 57 still serve in the IAF, rounding out India’s transport fleets. So
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Su-30 MKI– Highly Modern (4+ gen) Russian Aircraft. Developed version of Su-27 (first russian jet to perform the cobra manoeuvre) which means high agility. It carries One X 30mm GSH gun alongwith 8000 kg external armament. It is capable of carrying a variety of medium-range guided air to air missiles with active or semi-active radar
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India’s mirage 2000 is one of the fastest supersonic fighter jets in the world. It is a deep strike fighter aircraft used to break the enemies defense and carry out missions like dropping bombs of precision guided or missiles. It can act so spontaneous in order to avoid retaliation in very fast . Besides it
As the F-22 is a stealth fighter, the engineers wanted to reduce it’s radar cross-section as much as possible. To do this, they put the weapons literally inside the aircraft. So, instead of carrying them in outside pylons, this innovative design reduced the radar cross-section since the weapons are removed from the outside. This also
1.Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit – $2.1bn The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is a US Air Force (USAF) heavy-penetration stealth bomber launched in 1989. The aircraft can infiltrate complex and dense air-defence shields, while it is capable of all-altitude attack operations up to 50,000ft. B-2’s original unit cost was $737m, making it the most expensive aircraft
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The French-made Rafale fighter is a high-precision medium-sized multi-role fighter. It is said that this is one of the most modern 4.5-generation aircraft. It has the ability to carry multiple weapons and deliver them accurately. The construction of the Rafale fighter can ensure the survivability of the airborne system itself. The Rafale has two engines,
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177 F-22s 240 F-15Cs, 26 F-15Ds 165 F-15Es 120 F-35As 641 F-16Cs, 150 F-16Ds aswell as other combat aircraft like: 19 B-2s 59 B-1Bs 287 A-10Cs 32 AC-130J/U/Ws 74 B-52s 50 CV-22Bs (used for Combat Search and Rescue) 84 HH-60G/Us (Combat Search and Rescue) US Navy: 18 F-35Cs (13 of them for training) 532 F/A-18E/Fs
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BRAHMOS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY LEAD MISSILE OF INDIA AND CAN BE OPERATED FROM LAND,AIR AND SEA WHICH GIVES INDIA A GREAT ADVANTAGE OVER OTHER COUNTRIES ESPECIALLY CHINA. IT IS ALSO THE FASTEST CRUISE MISSILE IN THE WORLD PRODUCED IN INDIA WITH PARTNESHIP OF RUSSIA. WELL THE MISSILE IS SIGNIFICANTLY TRIED AND TESTED AND HAS A
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Currently IAF holds 29 active squadrons 15 squadron su30mki(275) 3 squadron MiG-21 bison(54) 3 squadron mig-29 upg(66) 2 squadron Mirage 2000(45) 6 squadron sepecat Jaguar(118) Su30mki Mirage 200 MiG-21 bison Sepecat Jaguar Mig29 17 tejas and 5(2 trainer 3single seater) Rafales are also delivered
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Aerial refueling, also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) during flight. The two main refueling systems are probe-and-drogue, which is simpler to adapt to existing aircraft, and the flying boom, which
Enhanced M88 Engine: The engine has been modified to allow the Rafale to operate in a multitude of extreme operational environments ranging from high altitudes to deserts. Engine condition monitoring sensors are being attached to maintain the Rafale’s overall engine health. Doppler Weather Radar: The radar located at the nose of the fighter aircraft the
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Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor – The F-22 raptor is the best fighter jets in the world developed by Lockheed Martin and Boeing is a singler seat, twin engine and fifth generation fighter aircraft ( Rafale is a 4.5 G aircraft ). It has stealth technology. which is the most latest and advanced avionics. The F-22 cannot be exported
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RBE2 LPI (Low probability of intercept) AESA Radar with 838 TR modules is superior to anything Pakistani or Substandard Chinese radars. Meteor Ramjet BVR missiles This missile is having the highest range among all air to air missiles. Heavier Russian missiles are for awacs and slow transport aircraft. Stealthy scalp missile with 600km standoff range for hitting
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In September 2016, India has a deal with the French government to purchase 36 Rafale jets at a cost of around Rs. 58,000 crore. In this deal, we get 28 single-seater jets and 8 twin seaters for training. In the backdrop of the 26 February dogfight between IAF and the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), PM
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Specifications:- In a dog-fight, advantage lies with one who targets the enemy first. And Radar helps in doing just that. In F16, Lockheed Martin has integrated technologies derived from the F-22 and F-35 including the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) APG-83 radar. Its maximum engagement range is 20 targets at 84 kms. Rafale on the other hand
Rafale can replace 7 different types of aircraft. That means the Rafale can undertake 7 different kind of missions which earlier required required 7 different kind of aircraft. Few of these missions can be undertaken in a single sortie. That’s why the Rafale is called Omni-role fighter. Rafale would “boost” India’s air power if it offers
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Air Force Station Hindan (Hindan AFS) under the western air command (WAC). It is the biggest and largest air base in Asia and 8th in the world. Its area measured 14 km rounded and 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi). Starting 2006, the annual Air Force Day Parade venue was shifted from Palam airport to Hindan.
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