Gripen Ng and Tejas flying together in a same mission over green fields of Punjab, or doing combat patrolling over the skies of capital city, might actually become a real time event in future, Gripen NG which is one of the front runners for supplying the 126 jets to Indian air force, it now seems to have impressed the Top guns in the Indian air force also, the new Gripen which the Saab Aerospace calls Gripen NG (Next Generation) which was recently rolled out on 23 April 2008 in the Saab Aerospace facility , it does not have an entirely new brand new look nor does it have any look of stealthy aircrafts like F-22 or F-35 but it does have some major improvements over its previous model (Gripen C/D) .
New features which are the hard to ignore are the new massive General Electric F414G Engines which also powers the F/A-18E/F super hornets and which may also power India’s very own Tejas Block-2 fighter aircraft in future ,with 25% more thrust and new AESA radar, more weapons payload and more increase in range, aircraft had to go through very minimum change as the its landing gear had to be
On verge of successful testing the Indigenous cryogenic engine for the full duration of 720 seconds on Nov 15 which forms the upper stage of GSLV and getting ready for the future launch of next GSLV (GSLV-D3) by 2008 using indigenous cryogenic engine, ISRO has been seen shying from answering what happened to the launch of PSLV which was scheduled latter in October this year with the payload of Israeli spy
Author: idrw team | 18 November 2007 | Views: 1285
BY : Pallavi Rao For IDRW NEWS AGENCY
While many of the big defense projects related to Indian Armed Forces are already facing delays and cost over runs due to mis calculations and diversion of funds by Russia and sloppy work, yet another Indian air force Project seems to head the same way all thanks to Russia Again, as per the reports emerging from the Indian Express. Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Manufactured AWACS PHALCON systems which was
Few months ago senior air force delegation from island nation have quietly asked government of India to supply Lankan air force two to four ground attack fighters Mig-27 to strengthen their on going offensive against Tamil rebels LTTE, while Indian air force is in no position to lease or give any of its fighters from the current fleet as Indian air force is already facing shortage of planes due to fleet modernization and on going retirement of the Mig-21 fleet and delays in induction of the lca in Indian air force ,while Indian government as provided Indra II radars for the sri Lankan armed forces and offshore patrol vessel ,while Sri Lankan air force is also
In already growing close relationship by India and Israeli has got a new boost when Indian air force (IAF) and Israel Defense Forces/Air Force (IDFAF) have agreed to exchange pilots between the two air arm, IDFAF pilot posted in India will be flying MiG-29B Baaz operating from Adampur Airbase which is located in western India (Punjab) 100 kilometers East of the Pakistan border, Adampur is one of 14 Indian Airbases under the Western Air Command within 300 kilometers of the Pakistan border. Adampur Airbase is home to at least 70 combat aircraft including two squadrons of MiG- 29s, (No. 47 Squadron - MiG-29A/C/UB” Black Archers”,
Exclusive: Indian air force looking for new attack helicopters
Author: idrw team | 27 September 2007 | Views: 457
BY : AJAY FOR IDRW NEW SERVICE
The Indian air force is considering buying new attack helicopters to boost air surveillance and fighting capabilities. The Asian Age newspaper reported on Thursday that new attack helicopters will be used in high Himalayan region to provide combat air support to the
While the whole Tejas program seems to have gripped by a sudden rise in urgency by the Indian air force, while first flight of the limited serial production aircraft (LSP-1) which took to air this April might have given the boost to the whole urgency show to the program, but all is not well in Hal Tejas production line, the work on the remaining seven limited serial production aircraft (LSP) is painstakingly slow, if that’s not all Hal is also facing minor glitches on the first LSP, while delay s can be attributed to the
While India is all set to send RPF for the purchase of 126 aircraft, where The European offer includes the French Rafale aircraft by Dassault, Sweden’s Gripen and Typhoon of EADS and America with its F-16 I Sufa with FA-18E/F, while old traditional military supplier of India “Russia” Russia will propose MiG-35 multi-purpose fighter, updated
Last time PV-1 took of was in 2nd August 2006 and later it quietly went for upgrades in its ADA Hangar and now after almost 10 months on 18th May 2007 it took its 134th flight to air ,but now it All weather capable fighter ,it as been upgraded in its avionics
Government of India might have not yet send the request for proposal (RPF) yet but in the Race for Mrca programme under which India may buy 126 aircrafts for the Indian air force are some of the best aircraft manufactures that includes Boeing with
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